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Surname
JAMES
Forename
Amos
Day
04
Month
09
Year
1902
Age
20
Occupation
Collier
Mine/Quarry Name
Union
Mineral Worked
Coal
Owner
Parkend Deep Navigation Collieries Co. Ltd
Location
Coalway
County
Gloucestershire
Details of Event
The colliery was flooded by a sudden influx of water from abandoned workings, trapped seven men. By September 9th, pumping had lowered the water level enough to allow rescuers to enter the workings. Three men were found alive, but four had drowned.