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Joseph Agar
| Age: | 16 |
| Died: | 16th Feb 1909 |
| Accident: | 16th Feb 1909 3:45 p.m. |
| Year Born: | abt. 1893 |
| Colliery: | West Stanley |
| Company: | Owners of West Stanley Colliery |
| Occupation: | |
| Notes: | cause of death/injury: burned to death (Busty Seam), address: 17 Henry Street, Stanley ; killed in the 1909 explosion (cause of ignition uncertain) |
| Buried: | [not known] |
The text of the report from the Mines Inspector into this disaster is available in the Disaster Reports section of this website.
Disaster Memorial
| Names mentioned in the compensation settlement | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Name | Rel | Age | Notes |
| Isaac Agar | Father | ||
| 17 Feb 1909 | Colliery Disaster In Durham, 140 Miners Entombed (The Times) |
| 18 Feb 1909 | Colliery Disaster, Thirty-Four Rescued (The Times) |
| 19 Feb 1909 | The Colliery Disaster, Messages From The King And Queen (The Times) |
| 20 Feb 1909 | The Colliery Disaster (The Times) |
| 22 Feb 1909 | The Colliery Disaster (The Times) |
| 23 Feb 1909 | The Colliery Disaster (The Times) |
| 27 Feb 1909 | The Durham Colliery Disaster, The Mine Closed (The Times) |
| 30 Mar 1909 | The Durham Colliery Disaster, Inquest (The Times) |
| 31 Mar 1909 | The Durham Colliery Disaster, Inquest (The Times) |
| 01 Apr 1909 | The Durham Colliery Disaster, Inquest (The Times) |
| 01 Apr 1909 | The Durham Colliery Disaster, Inquest and Verdict (The Times) |
- Mines Inspectors Report into the 1909 Explosion (Cd 4788)
- The Death Pit by Eric Forster, The Story of the West Stanley Colliery Explosion 1909, Published by Frank Graham
- Mines Inspectors Report into the 1909 Explosion (Cd 4788)
- Picture extracted from the West Stanley Disaster Postcard showing images of those who were killed
| Researcher | Interest | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| · | Linda Bainbridge |
We have AGAR ancestors and wonder if Joseph and Matthew are related |
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