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George Bowers
| Age: | 32 |
| Died: | 16th Feb 1909 |
| Accident: | 16th Feb 1909 3:45 PM |
| Year Born: | abt. 1877 |
| Colliery: | West Stanley |
| Company: | Owners of West Stanley Colliery |
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| Notes: | cause of death/injury: monoxide, burnt (Brockwell Seam), address: 8 Wood Street, Stanley ; killed in the 1909 explosion (cause of ignition uncertain) |
| Buried: | St. Peter's Churchyard, Sacriston |
| Category: | Explosions of Fire-damp or Coal Dust |
The text of the report from the Mines Inspector into this disaster is available in the Disaster Reports section of this website.
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Memorial: 1909 West Stanley Colliery Disaster
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Sacriston — St. Peter's Churchyard
Location: OS Map 88, Grid Ref NZ238476
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| Names on this tombstone |
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| Name | Died | Age | Born |
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| Annie BOWERS | | | |
| George BOWERS | 16th Feb 1909 | 32 | 1877 |
| Thomas BOWERS | 11th Nov 1902 | 52 | 1850 |
Pub.
Date | Article (Newspaper) |
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| 17 Feb 1909 | Colliery Disaster In Durham, 140 Miners Entombed (The Times) |
| 18 Feb 1909 | Colliery Disaster, Thirty-Four Rescued (The Times) |
| 19 Feb 1909 | The Colliery Disaster, Messages From The King And Queen (The Times) |
| 20 Feb 1909 | The Colliery Disaster (The Times) |
| 22 Feb 1909 | The Colliery Disaster (The Times) |
| 23 Feb 1909 | The Colliery Disaster (The Times) |
| 27 Feb 1909 | The Durham Colliery Disaster, The Mine Closed (The Times) |
| 30 Mar 1909 | The Durham Colliery Disaster, Inquest (The Times) |
| 31 Mar 1909 | The Durham Colliery Disaster, Inquest (The Times) |
| 01 Apr 1909 | The Durham Colliery Disaster, Inquest (The Times) |
| 01 Apr 1909 | The Durham Colliery Disaster, Inquest and Verdict (The Times) |
| 15 Apr 1933 | After 24 Years (The Science and Art of Mining) |
| 29 Feb 1936 | West Stanley Monument (The Science and Art of Mining) |
- Mines Inspectors Report into the 1909 Explosion (Cd 4788)
- The Death Pit by Eric Forster, The Story of the West Stanley Colliery Explosion 1909, Published by Frank Graham
- Durham Mining Disasters, c.1700 - 1950s by Maureen Anderson, Published by Wharncliffe Books, 2008, ISBN 1-845630-73-4
- Mines Inspectors Report into the 1909 Explosion (Cd 4788)
- Church/Cemetery photograph (T-02687-04-0064) © Bob Dunn
- Headstone(s) in St. Peter's Churchyard, Sacriston
- Picture extracted from the West Stanley Disaster Postcard showing images of those who were killed
- Tombstone photograph (T-02685-04-0064) © Bob Dunn
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Linda MacKay nee Parker
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04 Sep 2011 |
Bowers family history on behalf of mother Jean Dodds
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David Gresko
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29 Feb 2016 |
I own a early miner's safety lamp that has a plaque soldered to the top that says "George Bowers One of the 168 Victims who lost his life at West Stanley Explosion Feb. 16, 1909"
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