JARROW. Jarrow, Northumberland. 15th. March, 1828
The colliery was reported to have exploded with the loss of eight lives. The local papers record the fact that six men were killed in the explosion and two others severely burnt, one of which later died.
REFERENCES
Annals of Coal Mining. Galloway, Vol.1, p.497.
Sykes’ Local Records.
Sketches of the Coal Mines in Northumberland and Durham. T.H. Hair.
Information supplied by Ian Winstanley and the Coal Mining History Resource Centre.
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