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Surname
WATSON
Forename
William Wilkinson
Day
10
Month
05
Year
1938
Age
58
Occupation
Contractor
Mine/Quarry Name
Markham No.1 [Blackshale Pit]
Mineral Worked
Coal
Owner
Staveley Coal & Iron Co. Ltd
Location
Duckmanton
County
Derbyshire
Details of Event
Explosion, coal dust ignition caused by sparking caused by breaking of joint box in collision with runaway tubs. 79 killed. 36 South Crescent, Duckmanton.