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| Date: | 26th September 1876 |
| Colliery: | Wheatley Hill |
| Company: | Original Hartlepool Collieries Co., Ltd. |
| Cause: | Explosion |
| Lives Lost: | 4 |
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The extract from the annual Mines Inspector report concerning this accident is available in the Disaster Reports section of this website.
| Source: | 1876 Mines Inspectors Report (C. 1734), Durham by Thomas Bell, H.M. Inspector of Mines, Page: 274 Where to find this report |
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 | Abram, William Edward Johns, aged 16, Putter, Killed by an explosion of gas, Buried: St. Bartholomew's Churchyard, Thornley |
| | Ayack, James Kelly, aged 24, Collier, Killed by an explosion of gas, Buried: St. Bartholomew's Churchyard, Thornley |
| | Dobinson, George Dixon, aged 34, Back Overman, Killed by an explosion of gas, Buried: St. Bartholomew's Churchyard, Thornley |
| | Quinn, Thomas, aged 22, Collier, Killed by an explosion of gas, Buried: St. Bartholomew's Churchyard, Thornley |
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| Memorial: 1876 Wheatley Hill Colliery Disaster | |
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| 13 Nov 1876 | The Wheatley Hill Colliery Explosion (The Middlesbrough Daily Gazette) |
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