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Mining Disasters in the Great Northern Coalfield |
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North East Mining - A timeline of 'major' disasters (more than 10 deaths) |
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| Year | Place | Deaths | Cause | ||
| 1708 |
Fatfield (Washington, Co. Durham) | 69 | Explosion. | ||
| 1710 | Bensham (Gateshead, Co. Durham) | 70/80 | Unknown | ||
| 1763 | Fatfield (Washington, Co. Durham) | 39 | Explosion | ||
| 1767 | Fatfield (Washington, Co. Durham) | 39 | Explosion | ||
| 1778 | Chartershaugh (Washington, Co. Durham) | 24 | Explosion | ||
| 1794 | Picktree (Washington, Co. Durham) | 30 | Explosion | ||
| 1794 | Harraton (Washington, Co. Durham) | 28 | Explosion | ||
| 1805 | Washington - Oxclose (Co. Durham) | 38 | Explosion | ||
| 1805 | Hebburn (South Tyneside) | 35 | Explosion | ||
| 1812 | Felling (South Tyneside) | 92 | Explosion. | ||
| 1815 | Newbottle ((Wearside) | 57 | Explosion | ||
| 1815 | Newbottle((Wearside) | 11 | Boiler burst | ||
| 1815 | Heaton Main (Newcastle) | 75 | Inrush of water | ||
| 1817 | Harraton (Chester-le-Street) | 38 | Explosion | ||
| 1817 | Rainton - Plain Pit (Seaham - Co. Durham) | 27 | Explosion | ||
| 1819 | Sheriff Hill (Gateshead) | 35 | Explosion | ||
| 1821 | Wallsend (North Tyneside) | 52 | Explosion | ||
| 1823 | Rainton - Plain Pit (Seaham - Co. Durham) | 59 | Explosion | ||
| 1826 | Jarrow (South Tyneside) | 34 | Explosion | ||
| 1832 | Fatfield Hall (Washington, Co. Durham) | 32 | Explosion | ||
| 1833 | Springwell (Gateshead) | 47 | Explosion | ||
| 1835 | Wallsend (North Tyneside) | 102 | Explosion | ||
| 1835 | Burdon Main (North Tyneside) | 11 | Explosion | ||
| 1837 | Springwell (Gateshead) | 27 | Explosion | ||
| 1839 | St. Hilda's (South Shields) | 51 | Explosion | ||
| 1841 | Willington Bigge Pit (North Tyneside) | 32 | Explosion | ||
| 1844 | Haswell (Durham) | 95 | Explosion | ||
| 1845 | Jarrow (South Tyneside) | 39 | Explosion | ||
| 1845 | Killingworth West Moor (North Tyneside) | 10 | Explosion | ||
| 1849 | Hebburn (South Tyneside) | 33 | Explosion | ||
| 1953 | Hebburn (South Tyneside) | 22 | Explosion of firedamp | ||
| 1860 | Burradon (Northumberland) | 76 | Explosion | ||
| 1860 | Hetton (Sunderland) | 22 | Explosion of firedamp | ||
| 1862 | New Hartley (Northumberland) | 204 | Shaft blocked by engine beam fall. | MORE | |
| 1862 | Walker (North Tyneside) | 16 | Explosion | ||
| 1863 | Coxlodge (Northumberland) | 22 | Explosion | ||
| 1866 | Pelton Colliery (Chester-le Street) | 24 | Explosion of firedamp | ||
| 1880 | Seaham (Co. Durham) | 164 | Explosion. | ||
| 1882 | Trimdon Grange (Co. Durham) | 74 | Explosion. | ||
| 1882 | Tudhoe (Co. Durham) | 37 | Explosion of firedamp | ||
| 1886 | Elemore (Sunderland) | 28 | Explosion | ||
| 1896 | Brancepeth (Co. Durham) | 20 | Explosion | ||
| 1906 | Wingate Grange (Co. Durham) | 26 | Explosion of firedamp | ||
| 1908 | Washington Glebe (Co. Durham) | 14 | Explosion of firedamp | ||
| 1909 | West Stanley (Co. Durham) | 168 | Explosion | ||
| 1942 | Murton (Co. Durham) | 13 | Explosion | ||
| 1947 | Louisa (Stanley, Co. Durham) | 22 | Explosion of firedamp | ||
| 1951 | Easington (Co. Durham) | 83 | Explosion. | ||
Many, many more lives were lost in these mines and others, but this list only includes the 'major' disasters in the region. A more comprehensive list may be found on this site |
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Information from The Great Northern Miners by Ken & Jean Smith published by Tyne Bridge Publishing, Roy Thompson's 'Thunder Underground published by Beacon House and The Northern Echo |
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| The individual records came from Durham Mining Museum site | |||||