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| Date: | 26th September 1950 |
| Colliery: | Creswell |
| Cause: | Fire caused by frictional heating of torn belting |
| Lives Lost: | 80 |
Description
The text of the report from the Mines Inspector into this disaster is available in the UK Disaster Reports section of this website.
| Adams, William, aged 51, Packer, body recovered on the 25th March 1951 | |
| Attenborough, Horace, aged 45, Packer, body recovered on the 26th September 1950 | |
| Barker, Frederick, aged 41, Ripper, body recovered on the 25th March 1951 | |
| Bird, William Henry, aged 39, Ripper, body recovered on the 26th September 1950 | |
| Bowden, John Henry, aged 29, Meco Moore Operator, body recovered on the 26th September 1950 | |
| Bower, Leonard, aged 38, Shot Firer, body recovered on the 26th September 1950 | |
| Briggs, Ernest, aged 33, Packer, body recovered on the 26th September 1950 | |
| Brocklehurst, John William, aged 44, Packer, body recovered on the 26th September 1950 | |
| Brough, Robert, aged 36, Cutterman, body recovered on the 26th September 1950 | |
| Bryan, Alfred Edgar, aged 56, Packer, body recovered on the 26th September 1950 | |
| Buckle, Herbert Stanley, aged 48, Gummer, body recovered on the 26th September 1950 | |
| Buxton, Lee John, aged 59, Steel Supervisor, body recovered on the 25th March 1951 | |
| Clarke, Harry, aged 46, Ripper, body recovered on the 11th August 1951 | |
| Cocking, Sam, aged 42, Cutterman, body recovered on the 26th September 1950 | |
| Connolley, McDara, aged 28, Ripper, body recovered on the 11th August 1951 | |
| Cope, George Charles, aged 59, Datal, body recovered on the 11th August 1951 | |
| Davis, Allen, aged 63, Stone Contractor, body recovered on the 25th March 1951 | |
| Deakin, Ernest, aged 60, Gummer, body recovered on the 26th September 1950 | |
| Dodd, Ernest, aged 37, Ripper, body recovered on the 26th September 1950 | |
| Dodd, John, aged 45, Packer, body recovered on the 26th September 1950 | |
| Dodd, Leslie, aged 47, Ripper, body recovered on the 25th March 1951 | |
| Doncaster, Fred, aged 27, Conveyor Erector, body recovered on the 26th September 1950 | |
| Doxey, John William, aged 45, Packer, body recovered on the 26th September 1950 | |
| Ellis, George, aged 51, Packer, body recovered on the 26th September 1950 | |
| Evans, Thomas Henry, aged 50, Packer, body recovered on the 25th March 1951 | |
| Foulkes, Charles, aged 49, Cutterman, body recovered on the 26th September 1950 | |
| Fox, Gordon, aged 62, Ripper, body recovered on the 25th March 1951 | |
| Gillert, George William, aged 38, Ripper, body recovered on the 26th September 1950 | |
| Godfrey, Harry, aged 51, Overman, body recovered on the 26th September 1950 | |
| Goucher, Kenneth Amos, aged 42, Conveyor Erector, body recovered on the 26th September 1950 | |
| Green, Peter W., aged 53, Packer, body recovered on the 26th September 1950 | |
| Hancock, Leslie, aged 28, Packer, body recovered on the 25th March 1951 | |
| Harrison, James Arthur, aged 60, Cutterman, body recovered on the 25th March 1951 | |
| Hart, Thomas, aged 39, Datal, body recovered on the 25th March 1951 | |
| Hemingray, C., aged 25, Conveyor Erector, body recovered on the 26th September 1950 | |
| Hendley, Cecil, aged 34, Cutterman, body recovered on the 26th September 1950 | |
| Holmes, Reginald C., aged 44, Cutterman, body recovered on the 26th September 1950 | |
| Humphreys, John William, aged 50, Ripper, body recovered on the 25th March 1951 | |
| Hunt, Thomas William, aged 51, Deputy, body recovered on the 11th August 1951 | |
| Hutton, Arnold, aged 48, Packer, body recovered on the 26th September 1950 | |
| Jackson, J. T., aged 58, Gummer, body recovered on the 26th September 1950 | |
| James, Robert, aged 52, Packer, body recovered on the 26th September 1950 | |
| Johnson, E., aged 46, Packer, body recovered on the 26th September 1950 | |
| Johnson, Ernest, aged 36, Packer, body recovered on the 26th September 1950 | |
| Kirk, Reginald, aged 39, Ripper, body recovered on the 26th September 1950 | |
| Lewis, Albert, aged 46, Packer, body recovered on the 25th March 1951 | |
| Limb, Edward, aged 55, Datal, body recovered on the 25th March 1951 | |
| London, John Henry, aged 48, Ripper, body recovered on the 25th March 1951 | |
| London, William James, aged 51, Packer, body recovered on the 25th March 1951 | |
| Mallender, Albert Cecil, aged 47, Ripper, body recovered on the 25th March 1951 | |
| Marshall, Leslie, aged 42, Deputy, body recovered on the 25th March 1951 | |
| Mellish, William, aged 36, Datal, body recovered on the 25th March 1951 | |
| Mellish, William, aged 55, Steel Supervisor, body recovered on the 26th September 1950 | |
| Millward, Edward, aged 44, Packer, body recovered on the 26th September 1950 | |
| Needham, Ernest Leslie, aged 44, Stone Contractor, body recovered on the 26th September 1950 | |
| Oliver, John Edward, aged 53, Ripper, body recovered on the 11th August 1951 | |
| Orvice, William Henry, aged 49, Conveyor Erector, body recovered on the 26th September 1950 | |
| Parkin, Eric, aged 36, Cutterman, body recovered on the 25th March 1951 | |
| Price, Robert Idris, aged 34, Packer, body recovered on the 25th March 1951 | |
| Robinson, Albert Loftin, aged 29, Packer, body recovered on the 25th March 1951 | |
| Robinson, Kenneth F., aged 25, Packer, body recovered on the 26th September 1950 | |
| Rogers, G. Sydney, aged 44, Ripper, body recovered on the 26th September 1950 | |
| Rose, Victor, aged 52, Cutterman, body recovered on the 26th September 1950 | |
| Rutherford, Leslie, aged 25, Cutterman, body recovered on the 26th September 1950 | |
| Sadler, James Lewis, aged 41, Ripper, body recovered on the 25th March 1951 | |
| Senior, Thomas J., aged 42, Packer, body recovered on the 26th September 1950 | |
| Severn, Thomas Arthur, aged 46, Datal, body recovered on the 25th March 1951 | |
| Shaw, J., aged 56, Ripper, body recovered on the 26th September 1950 | |
| Shipley, Herbert, aged 38, Cutterman, body recovered on the 26th September 1950 | |
| Smith, Thomas, aged 51, Packer, body recovered on the 26th September 1950 | |
| Stonach, William Ernest, aged 36, Ripper, body recovered on the 25th March 1951 | |
| Taylor, Joseph, aged 42, Face Timberman, body recovered on the 25th March 1951 | |
| Teasdale, Reginald, aged 46, Supports Economy Officer, body recovered on the 25th March 1951 | |
| Thorpe, Carey Gersham, aged 46, Gummer, body recovered on the 11th August 1951 | |
| Traylor, Thomas, aged 43, Cutterman, body recovered on the 26th September 1950 | |
| Walker, Robert William Thomas, aged 38, Packer, body recovered on the 26th September 1950 | |
| Ward, C., aged 30, Packer, body recovered on the 26th September 1950 | |
| Wass, George, aged 37, Packer, body recovered on the 25th March 1951 | |
| Whitlam, Frederick, aged 52, Packer, body recovered on the 26th September 1950 | |
| Yearham, George, aged 57, Face Timberman, body recovered on the 26th September 1950 | |
All names found | |
Youngest: 25 years old ; Oldest: 63 ; Average: 44 | |
Witnesses at the Inquiry | |
| Betts, George William, Loader | |
| Brown, George Little, Manager, Central Rescue Stations, East Midland Division. | |
| Clifford, John, Haulage | |
| Collingham, John Henry, Deputy | |
| Cooper, George, Deputy | |
| Crook, Albert Edward, H.M. Principal Inspector of Mechanical Engineering in Mines | |
| Green, Thomas Archie, Mining Surveyor | |
| Green, Thomas Archie, Mining Surveyor | |
| Henson, Alfred Herbert, Charge Erector | |
| Hicks, Frederick Walter, Engine Driver | |
| Hindley, John Robert, Belt Maintenance Man | |
| Hindley, John Robert, Belt Maintenance Man | |
| Hird, William Hindley, Motor Attendant | |
| Hunt, Thomas Arthur, Medical Practitioner | |
| Inverarity, George, Manager | |
| Jones, Sydney, Principal Scientific Officer, Safety in Mines Research Establishment, Buxton | |
| Kirk, Frederick, Telephone Operator | |
| Leah, Leslie Rawson, Underground Engineer | |
| Martin, Joseph John, Chief Conveyor Electrician | |
| Mason, James, Ripper | |
| Morris, Joshua, Belt Attendant | |
| Morris, Joshua, Belt Attendant | |
| Morris, William, Deputy | |
| Noble, Joseph Spencer, Enginewright | |
| Payton, George Samuel Ward, Under-Manager | |
| Platts, Ernest James, H.M. Electrical Inspector of Mines | |
| Rodda, John Edward, Overman | |
| Ross, Herbert, Safety Officer | |
| Rushton, George Wilfred, Maintenance Fitter | |
| Sherrard, Uriah, Pumper | |
| Thompson, Fred, Dataller | |
| Tomlinson, Frederick Walter, Belt Motorman | |
| Turner, John William, Packer | |
| Turner, John William, Overman | |
| Whitehouse, William, H.M. District Inspector of Mines | |
| Widdas, Walter, H.M. Senior District Inspector of Mines | |
| Widdas, Walter, H.M. Senior District Inspector of Mines |
 | The text of the report from the Mines Inspector into this disaster is available in the UK Disaster Reports section of this website. |
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