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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-07179-11-0242

 

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