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  Disasters - Names Disasters - Names  
Date:  16th February 1942
Colliery:  Barnsley Main
Cause:  Explosion, firedamp, ignition caused by flash from coal cutter trailing cable
Lives Lost:  13

 Brown, Arthur, aged 35, Filler
 Burns, William, aged 31, Filler
 Cocking, John Thomas, aged 38, Collier
 Harrott, John Albert, aged 39, Assistant Manager
 Hinchcliffe, William, aged 45, Filler
 Lakin, William, aged 55, Overman
 Lowe, Verdi, aged 54, Filler
 Luck, Robert Henry, aged 51, Overman
 Martin, George, aged 54, Repairer
 Pilkington, Ernest, aged 37, Under Manager
 Rushforth, William, aged 31, Filler
 Wood, Frederick, aged 34, Filler
 Wright, Charles, aged 41, Filler
 
All names found
 
Youngest: 31 years old ; Oldest: 55 ; Average: 42

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