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IN MEMORIAM - ROUNDS GREEN NEW COLLIERY

I haven't come across anything with any more information on the individuals who were sadly killed. Other than their ages.

Found these
http://www.healeyhero.co.uk/rescue/pits ... een-1.html

https://bclm.com/wp-content/uploads/202 ... tes-v2.pdf

https://www.cmhrc.co.uk/cms/document/1840_49.pdf

Hi Mandy, unfortunately the 1st two links are not working but I found the following on the 3rd one......

ROUNDS GREEN NEW PIT. Oldbury, Staffordshire. 17th. November, 1846.
The pit was in Newberry Lane and the property of Mr. North of Wednesbury.
Shortly after twenty five men had descended the pit on a Tuesday morning, a
section of the men was found to be filled with firedamp. The mine was worked with
naked lights and the subsequent explosion killed nineteen and another was not
expected to survive. There were men in teh shaft being wound down at the time of
the blast. As the flame came up the shaft they were blown 30 feet into the air and
two fell down the shaft to their deaths. Mr. North went down the pit and found the
two men T. Roden and W. Henshaw at the bottom of the shaft.
Among the twenty who died were:-
25 victims required.
T. Roden
W. Henshaw
Joseph Troth
Jacob Boden
John Windmill
Samuel Boden
Job Holland, butty.
The inquest was held at the Talbot Arms, Oldbury when a verdict of ‘Accidental
Death’ was returned on accout of the imperfect ventilation of the pit. The accident
was made the subject of a special government inquiry.

Are you still working on this thread? if so I will sticky for you please put completed on when done and I will arc.
Unless otherwise advised I will move to arc.

Shall we archive this now Mandy?

Completed. Please Archive