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Surname
LEADBETTER
Forename
Robert
Day
16
Month
02
Year
1909
Age
28
Occupation
Mine/Quarry Name
West Stanley
Mineral Worked
Coal
Owner
Owners of West Stanley Colliery
Location
Stanley
County
Durham
Details of Event
He lived for 33 hours following the explosion in the Towneley Seam workings, but died of heart failure following monoxide poisoning and concussion. Address: 2 Peel Street, Stanley. Explosion killed 168.