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Surname
ROBERTS
Forename
John G.
Day
02
Month
04
Year
1902
Age
53
Occupation
Sinker
Mine/Quarry Name
Garswood Hall, No.9 Pit
Mineral Worked
Coal
Owner
Garswood Hall Collieries Co. Ltd
Location
Ashton-in-Makerfield
County
Lancashire
Details of Event
Inspection made and inquest attended. Explosion of firedamp in the sinking shaft at the Ravine seam which probably was ignited by a short circuit of the electric light cable. Exploaion 14 killed.