WINSTANLEY. Wigan, Lancashire. 20th. November, 1843.
The pit exploded on a Monday morning after being left over the weekend, killing and injuring several others.
REFERENCE
Annals of Coal Mining. Galloway. Vol.2, p.77.
Mining Journal. Vol. xiii, p.385.
Information supplied by Ian Winstanley and the Coal Mining History Resource Centre.
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