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James Bell
| Age: | 54 |
| Died: | 16th Feb 1909 |
| Accident: | 16th Feb 1909 3:45 p.m. |
| Year Born: | abt. 1855 |
| Colliery: | West Stanley |
| Company: | Owners of West Stanley Colliery |
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| Notes: | cause of death/injury: monoxide (Towneley Seam), address: Benton Terrace, Stanley ; killed in the 1909 explosion (cause of ignition uncertain) |
| Buried: | St. Andrew's Churchyard, Stanley |
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The text of the report from the Mines Inspector into this disaster is available in the Disaster Reports section of this website.
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Stanley — St. Andrew's Churchyard
Location: OS Map 88, Grid Ref NZ196533
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| Names on this tombstone | |||
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| Name | Died | Age | Born |
| James BELL | 16th Feb 1909 | 54 | 1855 |
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| Related Newspaper Articles | |
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| 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) |
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| Further Reading | |
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- 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
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- Mines Inspectors Report into the 1909 Explosion (Cd 4788)
- Picture extracted from the Consett Chronicle Momento of the West Stanley Disaster showing disaster scenes and images of those who were killed
- Tombstone photograph (T-01609-01-0009) © Roy Lambeth
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