Disasters, 1900-1999
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Disasters, 1900-1999 |
The following is a list of principal mining disasters since 1900 but is by no means exhaustive. It includes some incidents which involved Walter and Arthur Clifford although these may not be classed strictly as disasters (Disaster officially defined as with a death toll of 10 or more). Incidents involving Walter and Arthur are shown in Red.
Disasters which occurred in the 18th and 19th Century are listed on other pages. Use the navigation pane on the left to view these.
Some links to other information about the disasters are included, some of these may take you to another web site (marked with {es}).
The data is collated from a variety of sources including "Great Pit Disasters" by Helen & Baron Duckham (ISBN 0 7153 5717 4); "Most Valiant of Men" by Fred Leigh (ISBN 1 85770 055 4) and various mines inspectors reports. Additional data supplied by David Williams
Year, Date, Colliery/Location, Death Toll
1901 24th May, Universal, Senghenydd, Glamorgan {es} 81
1905 10th March, Cambrian. Clydach Vale, Glamorgan 33
1905 11th July, National, Wattstown, Glamorgan 119
1906 14th October, Wingate Grange, Durham 25
1908 4th March, Hamstead, Staffordshire 26
1908 18th August, Maypole, Wigan, Lancashire 75
1909 16th February, West Stanley, Durham 168
1909 29th October, Darran, Glamorgan 27
1910 11th May, Wellington, Whitehaven, Cumberland {es} 136
1910 4th December, Kemberton Pit, Shropshire {es} 7
1910 21st December, Number 3 Bank Pit, Hulton, Lancashire 344
1911 25th November, Jamage, Chesterton 6
1911 14th December, Hednesford, Cannock Chase 5
1912 9th July, Cadeby Main, Yorkshire 88
1913 14th October, Universal, Senghenydd, Glamorgan {es} 439
1913 13th March, Townhead, Egremont, Cumberland 1
1915 15th January, Minnie Pit, Podmore Hall, Staffordshire 9
1915 25th February, New Hem Heath, Chesterton 12
1916 13th August, Woodhorn Colliery, Ashington {es} 13
1918 12th January, Minnie Pit, Podmore Hall, Staffordshire 155
1919 6th April, Oxcroft Colliery 6
1919 20th October, Levant Tin Mine, Cornwall 31
1922 5th September, Haig Pit, Whitehaven, Cumberland #1 {es} 39
1923 28th July, Maltby, Yorkshire 27
1923 25th September, Redding, Falkirk, Stirlingshire {es} 40
1925 30th March, View Pit, Montagu Colliery, Northumberland 38
1925 18th December, Birchenwood, Kidsgrove, Staffordshire 7
1927 1st March, Marine, Monmouthshire 52
1927 13th December, Haig Pit, Whitehaven, Cumberland #2 {es} 4
1928 3rd January, Haig Pit, Whitehaven, Cumberland #3 {es} 14
1931 29th January, Haig Pit, Whitehaven, Cumberland #4 {es} 27
1931 20th November, Bentley, Yorkshire 45
1932 12th November, Edge Green Number 9, Garswood Hall, Lancashire 27
1933 19th November, Grassmoor Colliery 14
1934 22nd September, Gresford, Denbighshire 265
1936 6th August, No. 1,2,3, Wharncliffe, Woodmoore Colliery, Yorkshire 58
1937 21st January, Markham No.1 (Blackshale) Derbyshire 9
1937 2nd July, Holditch, Staffordshire 30
1938 10th May, Markham No.1 (Blackshale) Derbyshire 79
1939 28th October, Valleyfield, Fife 35
1939 20th December, Warsop Main Colliery 6
1940 21st March, Mossfield, Longton 11
1942 1st January, Sneyd, Staffordshire 57
1947 15th August, William Pit, Whitehaven, Cumberland {es} 104
1950 7-9th September, Knockshinnoch Castle, Ayrshire 13
1950 26th September, Cresswell Colliery, Derbyshire 80
1951 29th May, Easington, Durham 81
1959 18th September, Auchengeich, Lanarkshire 47
1960 28th June, Six Bells, Monmouthshire 45
1965 17th May, Cambrian, Glamorgan 31
1966 21st October, Aberfan, Glamorgan 144
Though not in the true sense a mining disaster, this event is the one that probably most of us can remember. The accident caused by a sudden collapse of a colliery waste tip, engulfed several houses and the local Pantglas Infant and Junior school.
116 of the dead were children.
More information is available at ABERFAN DISASTER PAGE {es}