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Peter Tweedie
| Age: | 24 |
| Died: | 3rd Apr 1845 |
| Accident: | 3rd Apr 1845 6:00 PM |
| Year Born: | abt. 1821 |
| Colliery: | Killingworth, West Moor |
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| Occupation: | Hewer |
| Notes: | killed in the 1845 explosion |
| Buried: | [not known] |
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A dreadful explosion of gas occurred this evening in West Moor colliery, near Newcastle, the property of Lord Ravensworth and Partners, which resulted in the death of four men and six youths; two others, who were extricated severely burnt, fortunately recovered. The explosion arose from the sudden discharge of a large quantity of gas.
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| 03 Apr 1845 | Colliery Explosion, Newcastle-on-Tyne (Annual Register for 1845) |
| 07 Apr 1845 | Dreadful Colliery Explosion (The Times) |
| 12 Apr 1845 | The Killingworth Explosion (Gateshead Observer) |
| 12 Apr 1845 | Explosion From Fire Damp (Carlisle Journal) |
- Northumberland & Cumberland Mining Disasters by Maureen Anderson, Published by Wharncliffe Books, 2009, ISBN 1-845630-81-5
- Gateshead Observer
- Local Records or Historical Register of Remarkable Events by John Latimer, published in 1857
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William Tweedie
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30 Nov 2011 |
family history
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Cynthia Blundell
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06 Nov 2016 |
Peter Tweedie's brother,William, married my gg aunt, Elizabeth Barrass. Would like to trace the family of his father, Robert Tweedie.
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