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| | Golborne Colliery, Lancashire, on 7th. December 1957. |
 | | In accordance with your direction, given under the terms of Section 121 of the Mines and Quarries Act, 1954, 1 have the honour to submit my report on the causes of, and circumstances attending, the explosion which occurred at Golborne colliery, Lancashire, at 11.15 am. |
 | | Golborne colliery is situated in the urban district of Golborne in the County of Lancaster, roughly midway between the towns of Wigan and Warrington. |
 | | The upcast shaft, No. 2, 14 feet in diameter, was sunk about 1865 to the Lower Florida seam and was deepened later, in two stages, to its present depth of 606 yards; the downcast, No. 3, 18 feet in diameter and 606 yards deep, was sunk in 1902. |
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