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Thomas Whitney
| Age: | 56 |
| Died: | 1st Oct 1951 |
| Accident: | 1st Oct 1951 6:45 AM |
| Year Born: | abt. 1895 |
| Colliery: | Weetslade |
| Company: | National Coal Board |
| Occupation: | Deputy |
| Notes: | killed in the 1951 explosion (ignition caused by fusion on the shuttle car battery) |
| Buried: | Benton Cemetery |
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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.
Benton — Cemetery
Location: OS Map 88, Grid Ref NZ275693
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| Name | Died | Age | Born |
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| Thomas WHITNEY | 1st Oct 1951 | 56 | 1895 |
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Date | Article (Newspaper) |
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| 02 Oct 1951 | Four Men Trapped In Mine, Rescue Teams Near (The Times) |
| 03 Oct 1951 | Hope for Trapped Miners "Remote", Rescue Work Continuing (The Times) |
| 04 Oct 1951 | Little Progress in Search for Miners (The Times) |
| 18 Oct 1951 | News in Brief (The Times) |
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