Incredibly, there had been warning signs about the October 1877 Pit Explosion, which workers and mangers should certainly have taken much more notice of. Just 63 days before firedamp ignited at the same pit killing one miner and injuring another! I wonder if more notice about this accident had been taken or corrective actions made, […]
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The Watson Street Fire 1948
During 1948, ten families were rendered homeless when fire ravaged through their Watson Street homes. Almost 40 people lost their homes and most of their possessions , being forced to stay temporarily after the fire in the YMCA. The fire had started early one morning at 12 Watson Street and destroyed the two storey building. […]

