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Surname
STRAW
Forename
Joseph
Day
07
Month
04
Year
1900
Age
47
Occupation
Dataller
Mine/Quarry Name
Cadley Hill
Mineral Worked
Coal
Owner
Halls Collieries Ltd
Location
Swadlincote
County
Derbyshire
Details of Event
The two deceased and other men were stowing dirt in an old roadway when the deputy in charge of the district went up the road carrying a lighted candle and ignited some firedamp which appears to have come from the old workings. The deceased both died on the 10th 2 killed.