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NORTH GAWBER COLLIERY

Catalogue reference: MQ/18

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This record is about the NORTH GAWBER COLLIERY dating from 1935.

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Reference
MQ/18
Title
NORTH GAWBER COLLIERY
Date
1935
Held by
Doncaster Archives
Language
English
Administrative / biographical background

An explosion at North Gawber Colliery, near Barnsley on 12 September 1935 killed fifteen men outright and three other subsequently died of their Non-Fatal Accidents.

Record URL
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Series information

MQ/9-25

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NORTH GAWBER COLLIERY