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Please note: not all of the sufferers listed here are shown in the other tables - the disaster index only shows those accidents where 5 or more lives were lost.

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link to Memorial page
see bottom of page for details
Name Age Date Colliery Cnty
Socha, Pawel 46 06 Mar 1957 Chanters LAN
Sofield, Edward 29 18 Jun 1885 Clifton Hall, Trencherbone Mine LAN
Sollburgh, George 15 Jul 1856 Cymmer GLA
Somerville, James 18 05 Sep 1889 Mauricewood MLN
South, Henry 07 Nov 1883 Altham, Moorfield Pit LAN
Southcott, Ernest 20 10 Jul 1929 Milfraen MON
Southern, Oliver 21 21 Dec 1910 Hulton Colliery, Pretoria Pit LAN
Southern, William 29 21 Dec 1910 Hulton Colliery, Pretoria Pit LAN
Southworth, Fred 22 21 Dec 1910 Hulton Colliery, Pretoria Pit LAN
Southworth, Thomas 20 May 1852 Coppull LAN
Sowerby, J. 21 Mar 1973 Lofthouse YKS
Sowersby, Samuel 08 Dec 1862 Edmunds Main YKS

For those names marked a web page providing more details of the accident is available online. Click on the icon to display the page.


For those names marked the text of the Mines Inspectors report into the incident is available online. Click on the icon to display the report.


For those names marked the Mines Inspectors report shows that they were killed in the accident.


For those names marked the Mines Inspectors report into the incident shows that they were injured in the accident.


For those names marked the Mines Inspectors report into the incident shows that they were called as a witness at the inquiry into the accident.


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