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John Hall
| Age: | 10 |
| Died: | 30th May 1826 |
| Accident: | 30th May 1826 3:00 a.m. |
| Year Born: | abt. 1816 |
| Colliery: | Towneley Main |
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| Notes: | killed in the 1826 explosion |
| Buried: | Holy Cross Churchyard, Ryton |
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An explosion took place in Townley Main, (Stella) colliery on the river Tyne, by which lamentable occurrence thirty eight human beings lost their lives.
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Ryton — Holy Cross Churchyard
Location: OS Map 88, Grid Ref NZ150648
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- Church/Cemetery photograph (T-02292-04-0064) © Bob Dunn
- Contributions by members of the Public
- Local Historian's Table Book of Remarkable Occurrences Connected with the Counties of Newcastle-Upon-Tyne, Northumberland and Durham by M.A. Richardson. Published in five volumes in 1844.
- Memorial photograph (T-02278-04-0064) © Bob Dunn
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