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Benjamin Robinson
| Age: | 19 |
| Died: | 21st Aug 1845 |
| Accident: | 21st Aug 1845 1:00 PM |
| Year Born: | abt. 1826 |
| Colliery: | Jarrow |
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| Notes: | married ; killed in the 1845 explosion |
| Buried: | [not known] |
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An awful explosion of gas occurred this afternoon, in Jarrow colliery, the property of D. Brown, Esq. About seventy-five men and boys were at work at the time, thirty-six of whom were employed in the Low Main seam, where the explosion took place, and of these only one man was saved. The other men were working in the Bensham seam (120 feet above the other), and, owing to the air courses being partially destroyed, they suffered severely from after-damp, and three men and one boy died. Another man, named Defty, an overman, lost his life in endeavouring to rescue others. The accident was supposed to have originated from a quantity of gas having suddenly found its way into the mine. A subscription was commenced for the benefit of the sufferers, and nearly £1,700 was eventually raised.
 Extracts from the Inquest into this death.
Pub.
Date | Article (Newspaper) |
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| 21 Aug 1845 | Explosion of Fire-Damp (Annual Register for 1845) |
| 23 Aug 1845 | Frightful Colliery Accident (The Times) |
| 23 Aug 1845 | Fatal Colliery Explosion, Extensive Loss of Life at Jarrow, near South Shields (Gateshead Observer) |
| 25 Aug 1845 | Explosion at Jarrow Colliery (The Times) |
| 26 Aug 1845 | The Explosion at Jarrow Colliery (The Times) |
| 27 Aug 1845 | The Explosion at Jarrow Colliery, Coroner's Inquest (The Times) |
| 30 Aug 1845 | Letters to the Editor, Jarrow Colliery Explosion (The Times) |
| 30 Aug 1845 | Fatal Colliery Explosion At Jarrow, Near South Shields (Carlisle Journal) |
| 03 Sep 1845 | The Explosion at Jarrow Colliery (The Times) |
| 06 Sep 1845 | Jarrow Colliery Explosion (The Times) |
| 06 Sep 1845 | Letters to the Editor, Jarrow Colliery Explosion (The Times) |
| 12 Sep 1845 | Jarrow Colliery Explosion (The Times) |
| 22 Sep 1845 | Jarrow Colliery Explosion (The Times) |
- Durham Mining Disasters, c.1700 - 1950s by Maureen Anderson, Published by Wharncliffe Books, 2008, ISBN 1-845630-73-4
- The Miners of Northumberland and Durham by Richard Fynes, first published in 1873
- Gateshead Observer
- Local Records or Historical Register of Remarkable Events by John Latimer, published in 1857
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