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  Disasters - Names Disasters - Names  
Date:  7th May 1947
Colliery:  Barnsley Main
Cause:  Explosion, firedamp, ignition caused by arc forming between core of trailing cable and moving nut on rocker arm of conveyor
Lives Lost:  9

 Allen, Clifford, aged 34, Collier
 Balyden, Joseph, aged 26, Collier
 Baxter, Harry Irwin, aged 25, Repairer
 Crawcroft, Harry, aged 26, Collier
 Denton, John, aged 44, Collier
 Earnshaw, Edward, aged 53, Collier
 Edwards, Arthur, aged 54, Collier
 Peake, William, aged 46, Repairer
 Storey, Henry, aged 38, Shotfirer
 
All names found
 
Youngest: 25 years old ; Oldest: 54 ; Average: 38

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