Well found. Interestingly, this accident doesn't appear in the pdf file covering major accidents 1867-71, so presumably less than 5 people were killed, which would seem to fit the description of the incident (below). There should be a piece in the local newspaper, however. Paul 2009/8/12 thebarmybs <[email protected]> > Mo > > You can search the Mining Database by town and it does show: > Mining Accidents - Allson > Name:ALLSON J. > Age:50 > Date:23/02/1867 > Year:1867 > Occupation:Bandsman > Colliery:Bradley (ironstone) > Owner:GB Thorneycroft and Co > Town:Bilston > County:Stafford > Notes:Whilst removing a sprag the roof fell and killed him on the spot. > > > So it might be worth checking this one out in case its been mis-spelt. > > Good luck and sorry if its not this one. > > Steve Basterfield > Researching basterfields everywhere. > ------------------------------------- > The only List that specifically covers the whole of the Black Country. Run > by Black Country folk who were born and still live in the area. > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without > the quotes in the subject and the body of the message >