MURTON COLLIERY EXPLOSION – 1942
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Description
"Murton, Durham. 26th. June, 1942. The Murton Colliery was very extensive and had been mined for about one hundred years prior to the explosion. It was in the heart of the Durham coalfield seven miles north east of Durham City and six miles south of Sunderland. It had three winding shafts, the East, Middle and West shafts. It was owned by the South Hetton Coal Company Limited with Mr. G. Raw as agent and Mr. W.O. Blenkinsopp as manger, Mr. J. Grogan as undermanager in charge of the Main Coal Landing from which the Main Coal and Five Quarter seams and the Polka area of the Low Main seam were wound. There were two undermangers in charge of the upper and lower landings. The mine employed nearly 2,000 persons underground and 452 were at work at the time of the explosion with 270 in the Main Coal Landing. The mine was worked throughout by safety lamps......" -
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Further information
Link: https://www.nmrs.org.uk/mines-map/accidents-disasters/durham/murton-colliery-explosion-murton-1942/
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