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Explosion at Swaithe Main Colliery
- When
- 6 December 1875
- Where
- Swaithe Main Colliery
An underground explosion killed 143 miners out of 239 working underground at Swaithe Main Colliery in South Yorkshire.
On 6 December 1875, an underground explosion occurred at Swaithe Main Colliery. At the time of the incident, 239 men and boys were working underground. Of those present, 143 died. This event is noted as the most disastrous mining incident in Barnsley since the Oaks Colliery disaster in 1866.
Sources
- Swaithe Main Colliery disaster Wikipedia, revision of 2026-09-18
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