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Norman Holmes
| Age: | 38 |
| Died: | 6th Jul 1951 |
| Accident: | 6th Jul 1951 1:50 AM |
| Year Born: | abt. 1913 |
| Colliery: | Eppleton |
| Company: | National Coal Board |
| Occupation: | Deputy |
| Notes: | died from extensive burns caused by the accident ; killed in the 1951 explosion (ignition caused by defective master control box of Joy loader) |
| Buried: | [not known] |
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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.
Pub. Date | Article (Newspaper) |
| 06 Jul 1951 | Eppleton Explosion, Pit Blast Kills Seven, Graphic Stories Of Escapes (Northern Daily Mail) |
| 06 Jul 1951 | 7 Die, 2 Hurt In Pit Blast, Four in Affected Section at Eppleton Escape, Bodies Brought Out (Sunderland Daily Echo) |
| 07 Jul 1951 | Seven Men Killed in Pit Explosion, Four Escape Unhurt (The Times) |
| 09 Jul 1951 | Proposal to Share Pit Fund, Easington Men's Gesture to Eppleton (The Times) |
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