George Watson
| Age: | 35 |
| Died: | 5th Jun 1849 |
| Accident: | 5th Jun 1849 6:00 AM |
| Year Born: | abt. 1814 |
| Colliery: | Hebburn |
| Company: | |
| Occupation: | Shifter |
| Notes: | wife and 4 children ; killed in the 1849 explosion |
| Buried: | [not known] |
| Category: | |
About seven o'clock this morning one of those sudden and disastrous explosions which, although of too frequent occurrence in this district, seem, nevertheless, contingent on the hazardous occupation of the coal miner, took place at Hebburn Colliery, about six miles from Newcastle. About 100 men were at work at the time of the accident, but the effects of the explosion were confined to the north-western portion of the mine, where thirty-four men and boys were employed, all of whom, with but one exception, were killed. The explosion had been tremendous, and the bodies were mutilated in a manner never witnessed before, but this, it was believed, arose from the ignition of a quantity of gunpowder, which had been placed near the spot by one of the workmen on the previous day.
Pub.
Date | Article (Newspaper) |
|---|
| 05 Jun 1849 | Fatal Colliery Explosions (Annual Register for 1849) |
| 08 Jun 1849 | Fatal Colliery Explosion (The Times) |
| 09 Jun 1849 | Accidents In Coal Mines, Necessity Of Inspection And Supervision (Newcastle Guardian and Tyne Mercury) |
| 09 Jun 1849 | The Colliery Accident At Hebburn (Newcastle Guardian and Tyne Mercury) |
| 09 Jun 1849 | Dreadful Explosion At Hebburn Colliery (Newcastle Guardian and Tyne Mercury) |
| 16 Jun 1849 | The Hebburn Colliery Explosion, Adjourned Inquest (Newcastle Guardian and Tyne Mercury) |
| 30 Jun 1849 | The Government Remedy For Colliery Explosions (Newcastle Guardian and Tyne Mercury) |
| 28 Jul 1849 | The Hebburn Explosion (Newcastle Guardian and Tyne Mercury) |
- Durham Mining Disasters, c.1700 - 1950s by Maureen Anderson, Published by Wharncliffe Books, 2008, ISBN 1-845630-73-4
- Gateshead Observer
- Local Records or Historical Register of Remarkable Events by T. Fordyce, published in 1867
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