OLDBURY. Oldbury, Staffordshire. February, 1837.
Five were killed and five others dreadfully burnt in an explosion caused by the unscrewing of a Robert’s safety lamp.
REFERENCES
Annals of Coal Mining. Galloway. Vol.2, p.91.
Mining Journal. No.12. p.118
Information supplied by Ian Winstanley and the Coal Mining History Resource Centre..
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