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| Date: | 11th June 1948 |
| Colliery: | Sherburn Hill |
| Company: | National Coal Board |
| Cause: | Explosion |
| Lives Lost: | 4 |
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 | Brown, Robert, aged 47, Cutter, explosion |
| | Cowan, Hugh, aged 63, Cutter, explosion |
| | Hodgson, Frederick, aged 40, Shot Firer, explosion, Buried: Churchyard of St. Mary the Virgin, Sherburn |
| | Philipson, Thomas Leonard, aged 36, Cutter, explosion |
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| Jun 1948 | Sherburn Hill Miners were "Accidentally Poisoned", No contraband found in pit or on men ((Unknown)) |
| Jun 1948 | Cause of Sherburn Hill Pit Explosion a mystery, No gas at pre-accident examination, says deputy ((Unknown)) |
| 12 Jun 1948 | Four Miners Killed (The Times) |
| 12 Jun 1948 | Three dead, one missing in pit fire, Sherburn Hill Accident, Fight against fumes (Northern Echo) |
| 12 Jun 1948 | Four Died In Sherburn Hill Pit Accident (Sunderland Echo) |
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