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Author	Silverhill Colliery Accident 26/02/1960
SimonRL Joined: 27/11/2005 Location: North Wales View Profile View Posts View Personal Album View Personal Files View all Photos Send Private Message	Silverhill Colliery Accident 26/02/1960 Posted: 28/11/2007 11:30:34 Reply \| Quote I've had an email from somebody researching an accident at Silverhill Colliery in which his father died on the 26/02/1960. Is anybody aware of this accident, or have any details or suggestions of where to look more information. The chap in question has already tried UK Coal, National Coal Museum, National Archives and Mansfield local paper archives. I've had a look on the DMM accident list, but can't find this one mentioned. Any help would be gratefully received. -- No sir, this here will do just fine IP: 83.148.135.213
AR Joined: 07/11/2007 Location: Knot far from Knotlow in the middle of the Peak District View Profile View Posts View Personal Album View Personal Files View all Photos Send Private Message	Silverhill Colliery Accident 26/02/1960 Posted: 28/11/2007 13:25:56 Reply \| Quote Has he tried the Mines Inspectorate? I thought that they always got informed when there's been a serious accident or fatality at a mine. I'll also try asking amongst my colleagues in PDMHS, although the Nottinghamshire coalfield isn't really on our patch, we do have ex-colliers and people interested in coal mining in the membership who may know of other sources to try. -- 'If I had all the money I've spent on drink... I'd spend it on drink' IP: 217.205.66.77
SimonRL Joined: 27/11/2005 Location: North Wales View Profile View Posts View Personal Album View Personal Files View all Photos Send Private Message	Silverhill Colliery Accident 26/02/1960 Posted: 28/11/2007 13:44:54 Reply \| Quote Thanks AR, if you can find any information from the PDMHS that would be great. In the mean time I'll suggest the Mines Inspectorate to him. -- No sir, this here will do just fine IP: 83.148.135.213
Barney Joined: 01/12/2005 Location: Warwickshire View Profile View Posts View Personal Album View Personal Files View all Photos Send Private Message	Silverhill Colliery Accident 26/02/1960 Posted: 28/11/2007 14:23:51 Reply \| Quote The police should have investigated it initially to rule out any suspicion and hopefully conclude it as an industrial accident. The file would then be passed to the relevant body, nowadays that would be the health and safety exec. Bit of a long shot, but if this chap is struggling it might be another avenue of investigation for him. -- C'mon IP: 86.129.240.157
LeeW Joined: 28/07/2007 Location: Somewhere View Profile View Posts View Personal Album View Personal Files View all Photos Send Private Message	Silverhill Colliery Accident 26/02/1960 Posted: 28/11/2007 15:33:13 Reply \| Quote I think DMM only list accidents were more than 5 people died. Coal Authority are unlikely to have any info. There are a few coal mining forums eg [web link] You could try miners unions or even insurance companies -- ' Ask no questions, get no lies' IP: 195.92.225.85
biggles95 Joined: 30/12/2007 View Profile View Posts View Personal Album View Personal Files View all Photos Send Private Message	Silverhill Colliery Accident 26/02/1960 Posted: 30/12/2007 23:23:51 Reply \| Quote I live not that far from Silverhill and i cant believe that there's not info this accident , we had a chap killed the other month and it was all over the local paper . Has he tried the pocal paper ( Chad ) in Mansfield or Sutton Library ? IP: 86.128.59.230
LAP Joined: 04/02/2007 Location: Somewhere between Carnforth/Carn-Ffyrdd, and Milnthorpe. View Profile View Posts View Personal Album View Personal Files View all Photos Send Private Message	Silverhill Colliery Accident 26/02/1960 Posted: 31/12/2007 00:00:03 Reply \| Quote funny we're talking about coal mining, today my grandfather found a book from 1910 called 'First steps in coal mining' by Alexander Forbes, a good read = it has some great diagrams and some pics... -- Salud mat an traoù ganeoc'h ma kamarad ? O ! Ha nedeleg laouen ha bloavezh mat ! IP: 81.79.71.39
biggles95 Joined: 30/12/2007 View Profile View Posts View Personal Album View Personal Files View all Photos Send Private Message	Silverhill Colliery Accident 26/02/1960 Posted: 10/01/2008 08:58:14 Reply \| Quote Here's a web site that maybe able to help http://www.cmhrc.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk/lodts.htm IP: 86.148.79.53

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