Historedia
Group or institution

William Dixon Ltd

Events
1
Episodes
1
Years
1877

Every event in Historedia whose sources name William Dixon Ltd, with the role they cite and all of that event’s episodes. This is not a biography, and mentions are grouped by name, so two people with the same name can share this page.

Events and episodes

  1. Blantyre colliery disaster kills over 200 miners

    1877

    Role: Colliery Owner

    1. 22 October 1877 · William Dixon's Blantyre CollieryExplosion at Blantyre Colliery

      On 22 October 1877, an explosion at Pits No. 2 and No. 3 killed 207 miners, including an 11-year-old boy.

Sources

  1. Blantyre mining disaster Wikipedia, revision of 2026-07-21