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of Pit Field cotton mill, Birtle-cum-Bamford, near Bury, Lancs.
1852 Explosion of wagon-type boiler killed four people [1]:-
John Shepherd, 26, assistant engineer
John Kershaw, 24, spinner
James Kershaw, 14, piecer
Alice Standering, 13, piecer
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