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| Date: | 1st May 1865 |
| Colliery: | Haswell |
| Company: | Haswell Coal Co. |
| Cause: | Boiler Explosion |
| Lives Lost: | 4 |
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A terrific boiler explosion took place at Haswell Colliery, near Castle Eden, resulting in the loss of three lives and severe injuries to several others.
| Source: | Local Records or Historical Register of Remarkable Events by T. Fordyce, published in 1867 |
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 | Armstrong, Thomas, aged 20, Fireman, death caused by the explosion of an underground boiler |
| | Davison, William, aged 28, Engineman, death caused by the explosion of an underground boiler |
| | Tate, George, aged 38, Boiler Minder, death caused by the explosion of an underground boiler |
| | Whittingham, T., aged 15, Hooker On, death caused by the explosion of an underground boiler |
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