HEBBURN “B”. Hebburn, Northumberland. 19th. July, 1836.

The accident happened about 7 a.m. and there were two explosions one after the other, the first in the B Pit which was closely followed by another. The pit had not been fully worked for some time. There was little damage to the fabric of the mine.

Those killed were listed as:

  • Cuthbert Short aged 30 years.
  • Thomas Lamb aged 7 years. These two were killed in the explosion.
  • Thomas Fairs, overman was severely burnt and later died.
  • W. Taylor, viewer aged 65 years and Thomas Cowley were severely burnt.

John Owens aged 20 years, Andrew Maddison aged 14 years, Robert Maddison aged 12 years, Thomas Bell aged 12 years and Angus Lamb aged 12 years were slightly burnt.

 

REFERENCES
Annals of Coal Mining. Galloway. Vol.2, p.42.
The Mining Journal.
Latimers Local Records. p.61.

Information supplied by Ian Winstanley and the Coal Mining History Resource Centre.

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