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Boiler Explosions Act, 1882.<ref>[[Engineering 1899/03/17]]</ref> | Boiler Explosions Act, 1882. The proceedings were described at length in ''Engineering''.<ref>[[Engineering 1899/03/17]]</ref> | ||
==See Also== | ==See Also== |
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of Barking Creek. Steam trawler makers and owners
1899 Disastrous boiler explosion on 6 January at the ship repair yard, by which ten persons lost their lives, and a number of others were injured, some very seriously. It was the subject of a formal investigation by the Board of Trade under the Boiler Explosions Act, 1882. The proceedings were described at length in Engineering.[1]