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Disasters - 1870-79	Disasters - 1870-79

Please note: only those accidents where 5 or more lives were lost are shown in the tables below.

Northern England
	Date			Cnty	Colliery	Cause	Lives	Sufferers
	19	Jan	1871	DUR	Wheatley Hill	Inundation	5	Names
	25	Oct	1871	DUR	Seaham	Explosion, firedamp, caused by outburst of gas from roof, probably ignited by naked light	26	Names
Rest of UK
	Date			Cnty	Colliery	Cause	Lives	Ref.
	08	Jan	1870	GLA	Fochriw, No. 1	Shaft accident	5	Names
	04	Feb	1870	LAN	Pendleton	Explosion, coal dust, ignition caused by blown-out shot	9	Names
	14	Feb	1870	GLA	Morfa	Explosion, firedamp, ignition caused by naked light	30	Names
	03	Mar	1870	CHS	Astley Deep Pit	Explosion of firedamp	9	Names
	09	Apr	1870	WLN	Starlaw (Oil shale)	Fire in shaft	8	Names
	07	Jul	1870	STS	Silverdale, Sheriff Pit	Explosion, firedamp, ignition caused by naked light	19	Names
	23	Jul	1870	GLA	Charles Pit	Explosion, firedamp, ignition caused by naked light	19	Names
	19	Aug	1870	LAN	Bryn Hall	Explosion, firedamp, ignition caused by blown out shot	20	Names
	27	Sep	1870	LAN	Pendlebury, Wheatsheaf Pit	Explosion, firedamp, ignition caused by lighted candle	6	Names
	08	Oct	1870	GLA	Abercwmboy	Explosion of gas	5	Names
	10	Jan	1871	DBY	Renishaw Park	Explosion, firedamp, ignition caused by blown-out shot	26	Names
	12	Jan	1871	STS	Leycette	Explosion of firedamp	8	Names
	24	Feb	1871	GLA	Pentre	Explosion, firedamp, ignition caused by flames from furnace	38	Names
	02	Mar	1871	MON	Victoria	Explosion, firedamp, ignition caused by naked light	19	Names
	06	Sep	1871	LAN	Ince Moss	Explosion, firedamp, cause of ignition not established	70	Names
	20	Sep	1871	LAN	Ince Moss	Second explosion at Ince Moss	5	Names
	04	Oct	1871	GLA	Gadlys	Explosion of gas	5	Names
	15	Nov	1871	LAN	Hindley Green, Springs Pit	Explosion, firedamp, ignition caused by shot firing	6	Names
	22	Nov	1871	DBY	Norwood	Explosion of gas	9	Names
	23	Nov	1871	STS	Black Lake	Suffocated	8	Names
	10	Jan	1872	MON	Oakwood	Explosion of gas	11	Names
	22	Jan	1872	MON	Libanus Sinking Pit	Shaft accident	5	Names
	14	Feb	1872	GLA	Maesteg Merthyr	Explosion, firedamp, ignition caused by shot firing	11	Names
	12	Mar	1872	STS	Berry Hill	Explosion	6	Names
	28	Mar	1872	LAN	Lovers Lane	Explosion, firedamp, ignition caused by blown-out shot	27	Names
	07	Oct	1872	YKS	Morley Main	Explosion, firedamp, ignition caused by naked light	34	Names
	06	Nov	1872	LAN	Pendlebury	Suffocated	6	Names
	14	Nov	1872	STS	Pelsall Hall	Irruption of water	22	Names
	06	Dec	1872	SAL	Dawley	Breakage of three link chain	8	Names
	21	Dec	1872	STS	Silverdale, Sheriff Pit	Explosion	8	Names
	18	Feb	1873	STS	Talk O' Th' Hill	Explosion, firedamp, ignition caused by shot firing	18	Names
	05	Apr	1873	MON	Cwmtillery	Explosion of firedamp	8	Names
	24	Apr	1873	DEN	Wynnstay	Killed by the effects of a blown-out shot while blasting in a level in New coal seam	7	Names
	02	Jun	1873	LAN	Bryn Hall	Explosion of firedamp	6	Names
	21	Nov	1873	LAN	Menses, Barebones Pit		7	Names
	11	Dec	1873	FLN	Hafod-y-Bwch		5	Names
	14	Apr	1874	CHS	Astley Deep, Dukinfield	Explosion, firedamp, ignited by fire in old workings, caused by fall of ground and inadequate ventilation	54	Names
	18	Jul	1874	LAN	Ince Hall, Saw Mill Pit	Explosion, firedamp, ignition caused by blown-out shot	15	Names
	23	Jul	1874	WOR	Titford Long Meadow		5	Names
	26	Sep	1874	GLA	Bryn Cethin		5	Names
	20	Nov	1874	YKS	Rawmarsh	Explosion, firedamp, ignition caused by shot firing	23	Names
	07	Dec	1874	GLA	Edwards Pit, Ogmore	Explosion of gas	5	Names
	24	Dec	1874	STS	Bignall Hill	Explosion, firedamp, ignition caused by naked light	17	Names
	05	Jan	1875	YKS	Aldwarke Main	Explosion of gas	7	Names
	30	Apr	1875	STS	Bunkers Hill	Explosion, firedamp, ignition probably caused by shot-firing	43	Names
	11	Sep	1875	SAL	Donnington Wood	Suffocated by fumes from spontaneous fire	11	Names
	04	Dec	1875	LAN	Alexandra		7	Names
	04	Dec	1875	MON	New Tredegar	Explosion, firedamp, ignition caused by safety lamp	23	Names
	06	Dec	1875	GLA	Llan	Explosion, firedamp, ignition caused by naked light and defective ventilation	16	Names
	06	Dec	1875	YKS	Swaithe Main	Explosion, firedamp, ignition caused by shot firing	143	Names
	09	Dec	1875	YKS	Methley Junction	Explosion of gas	6	Names
	05	Jan	1876	STS	Jammage Pits	Explosion	5	Names
	06	Apr	1876	STS	Silverdale	Explosion of firedamp caused by gunpowder	5	Names
	26	Jun	1876	YKS	Birley	Explosion of firedamp	6	Names
	30	Jul	1876	FIF	Fordell	Boiler bursting	5	Names
	18	Dec	1876	MON	South Wales	Explosion, firedamp, ignition caused by naked light	23	Names
	23	Jan	1877	LAN	Stonehill	Explosion, firedamp, ignition caused by lighted candle	18	Names
	07	Feb	1877	LAN	Foggs	Explosion, firedamp, ignition caused by lighted candle	10	Names
	06	Mar	1877	LAN	Great Boys, Tyldesley	Explosion, methane and coal dust, ignition caused by blown out shot	7	Names
	10	Mar	1877	GLA	Weigfach	Explosion, firedamp, ignition caused by naked light	19	Names
	11	Apr	1877	GLA	Troedyhiw, Tynewydd Pit	Inrush of water from old workings	5	Names
	27	Jun	1877	DBY	Annesley	Suffocated by noxious gasses	7	Names
	11	Oct	1877	LAN	Pemberton	Explosion, firedamp, ignition caused by shot firing	36	Names
	22	Oct	1877	LKS	Blantyre, No. 2 Pit	Explosion, firedamp, ignition caused by shotfiring or safety lamp	207	Names
	17	Feb	1878	LAN	Whiston		7	Names
	05	Mar	1878	LKS	Blantyre		6	Names
	08	Mar	1878	FIF	Barrwood	Explosion of gas	17	Names
	12	Mar	1878	LAN	Unity Brook	Explosion, firedamp, ignition caused by safety lamp	43	Names
	27	Mar	1878	STS	Apedale	Explosion, firedamp, ignition caused by shot firing	23	Names
	15	Apr	1878	GLA	Westernmoor	Inundation of water	5	Names
	30	May	1878	DEN	Brynmally, Pendwll Pit	Explosion of gas	6	Names
	07	Jun	1878	LAN	Haydock, Wood Pit	Explosion of firedamp caused by roof fall	189	Names
	11	Sep	1878	MON	Abercarne, Prince Of Wales	Explosion, firedamp propagated by coal dust, cause of ignition not established	268	Names
	13	Jan	1879	GLA	Dinas	Explosion, firedamp	63	Names
	25	Jan	1879	YKS	Fitzwilliam Main	Explosion of firedamp	5	Names
	04	Mar	1879	YKS	Stanley Pit	Explosion, firedamp, ignition caused by naked light	21	Names
	14	Mar	1879	YKS	Victoria	Shaft accident, cages collided	9	Names
	02	Apr	1879	GLA	Bedwelty	Explosion of firedamp	6	Names
	07	Apr	1879	YKS	Park	Explosion of firedamp	5	Names
	18	Jun	1879	GLA	Meadow Pit, Cwnavon	Shaft accident	6	Names
	02	Jul	1879	LKS	Blantyre, No. 1 Pit	Explosion, firedamp, ignition caused by naked light	25	Names
	12	Sep	1879	STS	Leycette, Fair Lady Pit	Explosion of firedamp	8	Names
	22	Oct	1879	LAN	Alexandra	Overwinding accident	7	Names
	12	Nov	1879	STS	Shortheath	Explosion of gas	6	Names
	24	Dec	1879	LAN	Plodder Mine, Kersley	Explosion of firedamp	11	Names

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