William Munro
| Age: | |
| Died: | 24th Aug 1855 |
| Accident: | 24th Aug 1855 |
| Born: | |
| Colliery: | Usworth |
| Company: | |
| Occupation: | |
| Notes: | explosion |
| Buried: | [not known] |
| Category: | |
... it is worthy of remark that those case at Usworth, August 24 and Monkwearmouth, September 12, both occurred with deputy overmen, who were accounted experienced men and good judges, and in both cases they were furnished with safety lamps, but in an unguarded moment exposed the naked lights to the inflammable air current.
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Date | Article (Newspaper) |
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| 01 Sep 1855 | Melancholy Colliery Accident At Usworth, Two Lives Lost (Newcastle Guardian and Tyne Mercury) |
- 1855 Mines Inspectors Report
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