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| Date: | 12th September 1855 |
| Colliery: | Monkwearmouth |
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| Cause: | Explosion |
| Lives Lost: | 1 |
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... it is worthy of remark that those case at Usworth, August 24 and Monkwearmouth, September 12, both occurred with deputy overmen, who were accounted experienced men and good judges, and in both cases they were furnished with safety lamps, but in an unguarded moment exposed the naked lights to the inflammable air current.
| Source: | 1855 Mines Inspectors Report |
See also: a1855-54
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  | Rutherford, Matthew, Hewer, explosion |
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Some of the names of mining fatalities on this web site have been kindly provided by
Jim Grainger from his research into early newspapers (primarily the Durham Advertiser
and Durham Chronicle) and are marked with
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| 15 Sep 1855 | Fatal Colliery Accident (Newcastle Guardian and Tyne Mercury) |
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