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• Introductory
• I. Description Of The Colliery
• General
• Management
• Ventilation considerations
• Interconnections with other mines
• II. The Plodder District
• The opening up of the district
• Electrical apparatus
• III. The Explosion
• Events leading up to the explosion
• The explosion itself and the first inspection of the district
• IV. Investigations Into The Cause Of The Explosion
• Examination of the district
• Electrical examinations
• Extent of burning and other damage
• The cause of the explosion
• The accumulation of the firedamp
• V. General Observations And Recommendations
• First-aid treatment
• Conduct of electricians
• Electrical testing apparatus
• Layout of the workings
• VI. Acknowledgments
• Appendix List of casualties
• Plate I. Pictorial cut-away drawing showing interconnections between mines
• Plate II. Details of room switch
• Plate III. Site of explosion in No. 2 Intake in Plodder Seam
• Plate IV. Enlarged details of site of explosion