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Title: hartley pit disaster
Post by: jenney on Saturday 25 June 11 12:34 BST (UK)

Hi
would love to know more about the hartley pit disaster as i think i might have relations that worked their the dixon family  :)

Title: Re: hartley pit disaster
Post by: cati on Saturday 25 June 11 13:17 BST (UK)

There are plenty of links to sites about the disaster if you google: but this one lists the victims

http://www.ndfhs.org.uk/Articles/HartleyDis.html

- there are 3 Dixons mentioned.

Cati

Title: Re: hartley pit disaster
Post by: Glen in Tinsel Kni on Saturday 25 June 11 15:40 BST (UK)

Possibly the basis of he link given above;

http://www.cmhrc.co.uk/cms/document/1860_62.pdf


There will be a mining inspectorate report for the accident along with reports from other interested parties.

Title: Re: hartley pit disaster
Post by: Redroger on Saturday 25 June 11 16:29 BST (UK)

Google "The coal mining history resource centre" much detail of most accidents there.