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Anthony Hodgson
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| Died: | 16th Feb 1909 |
| Accident: | 16th Feb 1909 3:45 PM |
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| Colliery: | West Stanley |
| Company: | Owners of West Stanley Colliery |
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| Notes: | cause of death/injury: head shattered (Busty Seam) ; killed in the 1909 explosion (cause of ignition uncertain) |
| Buried: | [not known] |
| Category: | Explosions of Fire-damp or Coal Dust |
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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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| Related Articles | |
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| 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) |
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- 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
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- Mines Inspectors Report into the 1909 Explosion (Cd 4788)
- Picture extracted from the Consett Chronicle Momento of the West Stanley Disaster showing disaster scenes and images of those who were killed
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| Researcher | Date | Interest | |
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| Mrs Elaine Hall | 15 Oct 2008 |
My great grandfather worked at Rowrah Quarry. I am led to believe he was possibly a quarry master but definatly worked at Rowrah Quarry (my grandmother told me this). All I know is his surname which was Hodgson who was married with 4 children. He would work approx. 1920 - 1930ish. |
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| Vicki Lamey | 19 Dec 2019 |
Anthony Hodgson is my great, great grandfather. He died in the West Stanley pit disaster 1909 with 2 of his sons. According to census records he was born in Shildon however his birth, marriage Tec. Are not clear |
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| Jo Peattie | 09 Feb 2023 |
Anthony Todd Hodgson/Scott was my Great Grandfather. My Grandmother was born posthumously and is named after her father and two brothers, Antoinette Josephine Sydney. |
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