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1st March 1927 - Fourteen miners were killed -  Those Who Died
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26th July, 1934 - Nine Miners Were Killed - Those Who Died

BILSTHORPE
Nottinghamshire. 1st March, 1927

From: Bob Thacker
Sent: 10 Sep 2009
Subject: Names, Bilsthorpe Disaster 1927

Hello - I enjoyed (if that's the right word) reading about the Bilsthorpe Sinking Disaster. John William Thacker was my uncle - my father and another uncle all worked on the sinking at Bilsthorpe.
 
I think you might have copied the list of names from the memorial service sheet. There are a few mistakes.
 
The list of victims of the 1927 Bilsthorpe Disaster doesn't tally with the memorial. Fourteen men were killed but you list 16.
 
There was no Daniel Addcock and no Patrick Kelly Robinson.
 
I think the Daniel Addock on the memorial was really spelt Haddock. It is spelt this way in contemporary newspaper reports.
 
There was a Thomas Satchwell, but not a Thomas Stachwell.
 
The correct spelling is "Grufferty" not Gruffarty as it is spelt on both the memorial and the list.
 
Thanks for a very interesting site.

I enclose photo copies of newspaper articles written at the time for ease of reference. All of it came from the Local Studies Library in Mansfield.
 
Cheers, Bob Thacker
 
Experiential Learning Partnerships Ltd

 

Bilsthorpe Sinking Disaster 1st March 1927
Chronology

Tue lst

Accident happens at approximately O3:OOhrs. Three survivors rescued at around 11:OOhrs - Frederick Williams, George Edward Chappell & John Smith. (FW was on the pump ladder, WEC & JS were in the hoppit)

Wed 2nd

J Robinson's body brought to the surface.

Fri 4th

Inquest opened and adjourned on John Robinson

Sat 5th

John Robinson buried at Edingley.

Mon 7th

“Five of the dead in the hoppit at the bottom were visible on Monday.  The pump was brought out of the shaft and the remaining 10ft of water and the debris at the bottom will next be cleared." (Mansfield Chronicle 10/3/1927)

Sat 12th

Recovery starts - five bodies in the hoppit brought to the surface.

Tue 15th

Last five bodies brought up the shaft - L Mason,       JW Robinson, P Kelly, J Phipps & T Satchwell.
DR Jones, D Haddock, M Corrigan and T Grufferty were buried at Bilsthorpe.

Wed 16

JW Thacker buried at Mansfield Woodhouse.
F Bisgrove, T Satchwell, P Kelly and T Fristel buried at Bilsthorpe.

Sat 19   

L Mason buried at Mansfield. F Thacker listed as one of the mourners.

Thu24

Report in Mansfield Chronicle that work had re-started on the shaft (no actual date given).

Sat 26

Mayors Relief fund closed - total raised was a little over £1900 (which would have had the same buying power as £81k at 2007 prices)


Pit Terminology - Glossary


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