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| Date: | 4th June 1852 |
| Colliery: | Spital Tongues |
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| Cause: | Boiler Explosion |
| Lives Lost: | 2 |
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A dreadful boiler explosion occurred at Spital Tongues Colliery, near Newcastle, by which the engineman and fireman were killed. The fragments of the boiler were thrown in all directions, and portions of it struck two women and inflicted serious injuries.
| Source: | Local Records or Historical Register of Remarkable Events by T. Fordyce, published in 1867 |
See also: a1852-05
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 | Burrell, John Campbell, Engineman, boiler explosion |
| | Moody, Edward, Fireman, boiler explosion |
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| 05 Jun 1852 | Fatal Boiler Explosion at Spital Tongues (Newcastle Guardian and Tyne Mercury) |
| 12 Jun 1852 | The Boiler Explosion At Spital Tongues Colliery (Newcastle Guardian and Tyne Mercury) |
| 12 Jun 1852 | The Explosion At Spital Tongues (Newcastle Guardian and Tyne Mercury) |
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