In message <00a101bf8f97$1360ae00$ed6d063e@default>, Pamela Cotton
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>Hi,
>
>I do hope someone has the answer to my question. I live in Stoke on
>Trent, Staffordshire and I have been doing some research concerning the
>Mossfield Pit [also known as the Old Sal] Explosion in 1889 in which 64
>miners lost their lives. Although I have read a first rate account of
>the disaster and why it occurred there is no complete list of the
>fatalities and I wondered if anyone has the names of all the men and
>boys who died in this terrible disaster.
>
>Thanks in advance
>
>Pam Cotton
>Stoke on Trent
>
>You have several lines of enquiry.
1) HM Inspectors of Mines Reports. There may be in the library of
Staffordshire University (late Stoke Poly) some editions of these. I was
shown them by Dr. Barry Jobs, who had managed to save some of the mining
department library. As far as I know he still works there. If you cannot
get hold of these, there is a microfiched set of these Reports in the
Central Library in Birmingham, which are fairly easy of access.
2) The Official Reports on the disaster. These are House of Commons
documents, which in this case come in two parts. The official enquiry
into the accident is 1890 Document C6014 and the Report on the Inquest
with evidence is 1890 Document C6004. It is likely that a set of these
are also on microfiche in Birmingham, otherwise you will need to order
them on inter-library loan.
3) Local newspaper reports. It is almost certain that Stoke Central
Library will have a Local Studies Reference library and that this will
hold microfilmed sets of local newspapers for the area.
Hope this helps.
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