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Thomas Brenkley
The victims of the Easington and Eppleton Disasters
| Age: | 32 |
| Died: | 29th May 1951 |
| Accident: | 29th May 1951 4:35 a.m. |
| Year Born: | abt. 1919 |
| Colliery: | Easington |
| Company: | National Coal Board |
| Occupation: | Filler |
| Notes: | address: 24 Dean Avenue, Easington Colliery ; killed in the 1951 explosion (ignition caused by sparks from cutter picks striking pyrites) |
| Buried: | Garden of Remembrance at Easington Colliery Cemetery |
The text of the report from the Mines Inspector into this disaster is available in the Disaster Reports section of this website.
Disaster Memorial
Easington Colliery — Cemetery
Location: OS Map 88, Grid Ref NZ434442
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| 29 May 1951 | Pit Explosion Traps 78, One Man Rescued, Eight Bodies Found in Easington Disaster, Bishop At Pit-Head (Sunderland Echo and Shipping Gazette) |
| 29 May 1951 | Editorial, Pit Disaster (Sunderland Echo and Shipping Gazette) |
| 30 May 1951 | Miners Trapped After Pit Explosion, 14 Bodies Found : Over 60 Men Missing (The Times) |
| 30 May 1951 | 63 Are Still Missing in Pit, Lord Hyndley and Mr. Shinwell at Easington Pit-head, 'Won't Give Up Hope' (Sunderland Echo and Shipping Gazette) |
| 30 May 1951 | Relations Keep Night-long Vigil at Pit Head (Sunderland Echo and Shipping Gazette) |
| 30 May 1951 | Miner Listed as Missing Was Safe Home in Bed (Sunderland Echo and Shipping Gazette) |
| 30 May 1951 | Trapped Men Listed (Sunderland Echo and Shipping Gazette) |
| 30 May 1951 | Editorial, Easington Pit Disaster (Sunderland Echo and Shipping Gazette) |
| 31 May 1951 | No Hope For 60 Miners, Lord Hyndley's Statement (The Times) |
| 31 May 1951 | 400 Yards from coal face, No Hope for 58 Missing Men : 23 Bodies Found at Easington, ‘Working Tirelessly’ (Sunderland Echo and Shipping Gazette) |
| 31 May 1951 | Disaster Fund Opened (Sunderland Echo and Shipping Gazette) |
| 31 May 1951 | Stricken Village is told there is no hope for miners, Women Break Down as News is Given (Sunderland Echo and Shipping Gazette) |
| 31 May 1951 | Two Were Safe (Sunderland Echo and Shipping Gazette) |
| 01 Jun 1951 | Distress Fund For Miners, Broadcast To-Day By Mr. Shinwell (The Times) |
| 02 Jun 1951 | Easington Pit Inquiry Ordered, Mr. Shinwell's Appeal For Fund (The Times) |
| 02 Jun 1951 | Mr. Atlee Sends Message (Sunderland Echo and Shipping Gazette) |
| 02 Jun 1951 | Silent Village Lays Pit Disaster Victims To Rest (Sunderland Echo and Shipping Gazette) |
| 31 Oct 1951 | Easington Colliery Explosion, Miners’ Evidence At Inquiry (The Times) |
| 01 Nov 1951 | Easington Colliery Explosion, Inquiry Told Of Rescue Workers’ Deaths (The Times) |
| 02 Nov 1951 | Colliery Explosion Inquiry, Evidence Of Sparking from Machinery (The Times) |
| 03 Nov 1951 | Stone Dusting At Easington, Evidence At Inquiry Into Explosion (The Times) |
| 06 Nov 1951 | Shot Firing In Coal Face, Evidence At Easington Inquiry (The Times) |
| 07 Nov 1951 | Miner's Evidence Of Gas In Pit, Easington Inquiry (The Times) |
| 16 Nov 1951 | Colliery Explosion Inquiry Ended, Union Criticism Of Management (The Times) |
| 09 Apr 1952 | Easington Colliery Memorial (The Times) |
| 20 Sep 1952 | Cause Of Mine Disaster, Firedamp Ignition, Inspector On "Bad Practices" (The Times) |
- Mines Inspectors Report into the 1951 Explosion (Cmd. 8646)
- Explosion at Easington - A Durham Mine Disaster Remembered by Gavin Purdon, Published by Pit Lamp Press
- Mines Inspectors Report into the 1951 Explosion (Cmd. 8646)
- Memorial photograph (T-00041-00-0002) © Kev Duncan
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