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| Date: | 12 Dec 1866 |
| Colliery: | Oaks |
| Cause: | Explosion, firedamp, ignition probably caused by blown-out shot |
| Lives Lost: | 361 |
Memorial: 1866 Oaks Colliery Disaster
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Memorial: 1866 Oaks Colliery Disaster
Memorial in Christ Churchyard, Ardsley, Barnsley, South Yorkshire
Erected
by
Public Subscription
to commemorate the
deaths of 354 men and
boys, who lost their
lives in the explosion
at the Oaks Colliery, on Dec. 12th and 13th 1866
of whom 35 are
interred here.
(Courtesy of Brian Yarham © 2011)
Image Reference: T-07177-11-0242
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