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Surname
COLLINS
Forename
Henry
Day
14
Month
10
Year
1903
Age
45
Occupation
Miner
Mine/Quarry Name
Subwealden Mine
Mineral Worked
Gypsum
Owner
Gypsum Mines Ltd
Location
Robertsbridge
County
Sussex
Details of Event
When simultaneously firing two shots in the sinking of a shaft by electricity one did not, as it turned out go off although it was thought to have done so. The cap was apparently afterwards struck with a pick and exploded whilst Collins with others was at work in the bottom.