File SenghenyddColliery Disaster.jpg thumb 280px Crowd gathering at the headframe pit head of the SenghenyddColliery in October 1913 The SenghenyddCollieryDisaster , also known as the Senghenydd Explosion , occurred in Senghenydd ref http www.geograph.org.uk photo 248424 Miners Rows, Senghenydd ref , near Caerphilly , Glamorgan , Wales on 14 October 1913, killing 439 miners. It is the worst Mining accident in the United Kingdom , and one of the most serious globally in terms of loss of life. Background The demand for Welsh steam coal before World War I was enormous, especially by the Royal Navy and its huge fleet of steam battleship s, dreadnought s and cruiser s, and by foreign Navies allied ... database senghenydd.shtml Wales on Air The Senghenydd Tragedy http www.bbc.co.uk radio4 history ram making history 20031014.ram BBC Radio 4, Making History, 7 October 2003 The SenghenyddCollieryDisaster ... a correspondingly large number of terrible accidents. The worst was at the Universal Colliery in Senghenydd ... are suffocated by lack of oxygen or anoxia . Memorial Three memorials to the disaster are located in Senghenydd. The first is outside Nant y parc Primary School, which is built on the site of the old ... a truck of coal as a memorial. In Senghenydd square, inscribed upon the big clock centred in the middle of the road, is another list of the miners who perished in the disaster. ref http www.geograph.org.uk photo 538677 Memorial of Senghenydd mining disaster ref See also Coal Coal mining History of coal mining List of United Kingdom disasters by death toll Mine disaster s References reflist ... 1973 Brown, John H., The Valley of the Shadow An account of Britain s worst mining disaster ... Bakehouse 2002 http www.yourfamilytreemag.co.uk resources yft YFT41case1.pdf Wilson, Matthew, The Senghenydd ... Senghenydd A History in Photographs http www.tridwr.demon.co.uk abertour snegstuff seng17.html ... for Welsh Cultural History http www.llgc.org.uk index.php?id senghenydddisaster Senghenydd Postcards ... more details
The Nanshan Collierydisaster is a fatal gas explosion that occurred on November 13, 2006 at the Nanshan Colliery in Lingshi County , Jinzhong , Shanxi Province , China . ref http www.theaustralian.news.com.au story 0,20867,20749177 1702,00.html 24 killed in coal mine gas blast ref Twenty four people were killed. The mine was operating without any safety licence as its original had expired. While no official cause has emerged, the news agency Xinhua News Agency Xinhua claims the explosion was triggered by incorrect usage of explosives. See also Coal power in China References reflist coord missing Shanxi Category 2006 mining disasters Category 2006 in China Category Coal mining disasters in China Category History of Shanxi China stub ... more details
The Mauricewood CollieryDisaster , occurred at the Mauricewood Colliery , near Glencorse , Lothian , Scotland on 17 December 1886, killing 63 miners. At the time the mine was owned by the Shotts Iron Company Ltd. Fire and rescue operation On 17 December 1886 at around noon sections of the wood lining of the Mauricewood Colliery ignited and the ensuing fire spread to a nearby coal seam. At that time 70 men and boys were working underground, of which 63 died and 7 survived ref http www.scottishmining.co.uk 28.html ref . The underground fire took four days to extinguish. It was not until 16th March 1890 that all the bodies of the victims were recovered. Aftermath The cause of the fire was never determined although it led to the pit to being closed closed which caused major losses to the two local railway lines, the Penicuik Railway and the Edinburgh, Loanhead and Roslin Railway ref http www.disused stations.org.uk p penicuik index.shtml ref . References Reflist Category Coal mining disasters in Scotland Category Coal mines in Scotland Category 1886 disasters Category 1886 in Scotland Category 1886 disasters Category 1886 in Scotland Category History of Lothian Category 19th century mining disasters ... more details
On July 31, 1973, 18 coal miners lost their lives and a further 11 were seriously injured in a Mining accident at the Markham Colliery at Staveley, Derbyshire Staveley near Chesterfield , Derbyshire , England . Accident in 1973 A descending cage carrying the men failed to slow down as it approached the bottom of the mine shaft and 18 miners were killed by the impact. The accident was caused by fracture of the brake rod, when a slowly growing fatigue material fatigue crack reached a critical size and the brake rod parted. Following a thorough investigation it was found that metal fatigue failure occurred in the braking mechanism used to slow down the cage as it descended. Underground Explosion in 1938 It was the second major disaster at the colliery following an underground explosion in 1938 that killed 79 miners and seriously injured 40 others. Closure of Mine The mine closed in 1994 . External links http www.dmm2.org.uk uknames u1973 01.htm List of miners killed in 1973 http www.dmm2.org.uk uknames 5557 01.htm Text of report on 1973 disaster References Lawley, A., The Markham Colliery Disaster A Case Study in Fatigue , in Materials Under Stress, Third Level Open University Course, The Open University Press, UK 1976. coord 53.244 1.330 type event region GB display title Category 1938 in England Category 1973 in England Category 1938 disasters Category 1973 disasters Category 1938 mining disasters Category 1973 mining disasters Category Disasters in Derbyshire Category Coal mining disasters in England Category Mining in Derbyshire ... more details
coord 53.715 1.505 display title region GB scale 10000 File Lofthouse CollieryDisaster Memorial Batley Road geograph.org.uk 993615.jpg thumb right Memorial to disaster The Lofthouse Collierydisaster was a mining accident which took place in Lofthouse, West Yorkshire , England in 1973. ref name bbc1 Cite web title The Lofthouse CollieryDisaster date January 2003 work BBC url http www.bbc.co.uk bradford sense of place lofthouse colliery disaster.shtml accessdate 28 July 2011 ref A new coalface was excavated too close to an abandoned, flooded 19th century mineshaft. ref name price Cite book title Introducing Groundwater last Price first Michael publisher Routledge year 1996 isbn 9780748743711 page 223 ref The sudden inrush of water trapped seven mine workers 750 feet 228.6 metres below ground. ref name faux1 Cite news work The Times date 23 March 1973 page 1 issue 58739 title Mine rescue hopes set back six hours first Ronald last Faux location London ref A six day rescue operation was carried out but succeeded in recovering only one body. ref Cite news title New video s tribute to miners in pit tragedy work Yorkshire Evening Post date 4 October 2001 accessdate 28 July 2011 url http www.yorkshireeveningpost.co.uk news latest news central leeds new video s tribute to miners in pit tragedy 1 2070321 ref The location of the flooded shaft was known to National Coal Board NCB surveyors but they had not believed it to be as deep as the modem workings. Existing British Geological Survey records indicated that the flooded shaft did descend to the same depth but these records had not been checked by the NCB. ref Cite book title Predicting Mine Water Rebound first1 P.L. last1 Younger first2 R. last2 Adams year 1999 publisher Environment Agency location Bristol isbn 1857050509 page 39 ref The incident led to the Mines Precautions Against Inrushes Regulations 1978 PAIR , requiring ... reference SE303221 . See also Knockshinnoch Disaster Quecreek Mine Rescue References reflist Category ... more details
References cite book author McCutcheon, John Elliott title The Hartley CollieryDisaster publisher ...more footnotes date September 2011 Image Hart1.jpg thumb The fractured cast iron beam The Hartley CollieryDisaster was a disaster disastrous mining accident in Northumberland , England in 1862 in which 220 lives were lost. ref http iln.org.uk iln years year 1862a.htm The Illustrated London News 1862 The Hartley Pit Disaster at iln.org.uk ref Cause In an age when methane or coal dust and firedamp explosions were common, the tragedy at New Hartley Hartley Colliery, Northumberland , England was different because it was caused by fracture of a steam engine beam. The accident happened on 16 January 1862 when the huge beam used to de water the mine suddenly broke, and one end plunged into the shaft of the pit. The colliery was worked by a single shaft, divided into two halves vertically by a brattice consisting of a wooden, airtight partition so that ventilation architecture ventilation air could be drawn down one side and exhaled up the other. When the broken half of the beam fell, it demolished the brattice, and created a pile of debris towards the base of the shaft. It entombed 204 men and boys, who could not be rescued, and so suffocated and died. cn date November 2011 Metal fatigue and overload Image Hartley3.jpg thumb Close up of the fractured beam The loss of life was extreme, even by Victorian era coal mining standards, and remains one of the worst mining accidents in England ... The Hartley Pit Disaster work The Science and Art of Mining publisher Durham Mining Museum date 1911 ... 4 cite book author Lewis, Peter title Disaster on the Dee Robert Stephenson s Nemesis of 1847 The Collapse ... work england tyne article 1.shtml The Hartley Mining Disaster at BBC Legacies, Tyne http www.dmm.org.uk names n1862 01.htm Brief history of disaster Near contemporary account published by T.Fordyce, 1867 at Durham Mining Museum http www.iln.org.uk iln years year 1862a.htm Dreadful Colliery Accident ... more details
Image Bedford Colliery monument, Leigh Cemetery geograph.org.uk 104528.jpg thumb right Bedford Colliery monument The Bedford CollieryDisaster occurred on Friday 13 August 1886 when an explosion of firedamp caused the death of 38 miners at Bedford Colliery No.2 pit, near Leigh, Greater Manchester Leigh in what then was Lancashire . The colliery which was sunk in 1884 was known to be a fiery pit was owned by John Speakman. ref name Bedford citation title BEDFORD. Wood End Pits. Leigh, Lancashire. 13th. August, 1886. url http www.cmhrc.co.uk cms document 1886 88.pdf format PDF page 1 publisher The Coalmining History Research Centre accessdate 2010 12 17 ref ref name TP citation title Times Past url http www.wlct.org culture heritage pf43.pdf format PDF pages 13 15 publisher Wigan Culture and Leisure Trust accessdate 2010 12 17 ref On the day of the disaster 159 men and boys were underground working a shift that started at 6.00 a.m. and would have ended mid afternoon. The disaster took place at about 10.45a.m. in the Crombouke mine seam at a depth of about 530 yards and 700 yards from the pit eye shaft bottom . The miners in other areas of the pit were wound to the surface. One man, John Woolley a dataller , day wage man survived from the seat of the explosion and though burned, managed to get to the bottom of the shaft. When the alarm was raised, pit manager W. Horrobin, underlooker James Calland and Speakman s son, Harry led a rescue party to investigate but were impeded by the presence of afterdamp . The Mines Inspector, Joseph Dickinson of Pendleton was contacted by telegraph. ref name Bedford ref name TP The explosion occurred before the formation of Mines rescue teams but assistance arrived from nearby collieries and an exploring party of men from Bickershaw Colliery ... Bedford ref name TP The colliery subscribed to the Lancashire and Cheshire Miners Permanent Relief Society whose officials attended at the colliery. A committee of local dignitaries was formed to raise ... more details
Holditch Colliery, Staffordshire , England also known as Brymbo Colliery reported injuries 8 reported death s 30 The Holditch CollieryDisaster was a coal mining Mining accident accident on 2 July 1937 ... collierydisaster title HOLDITCH COLLIERYDISASTER. date 5 July 1937 work HC Deb 05 July 1937 vol ... from management to risk the lives of mine workers to try to save the coal seam. The colliery Archaeologists ... industrial sites pages holditch1.htm title Holditch Colliery work exploringthepotteries.org.uk accessdate 31 August 2010 ref Holditch Colliery, also known as Brymbo Colliery , opened in 1912, and was one ... accessdate 31 August 2010 ref Formerly the main employer in Chesterton, the colliery employed 1,500 men and mined ironstone in addition to coal . With varying amounts of coal coming out of the colliery ... colliery in Britain. ref cite web url http www.staffspasttrack.org.uk exhibit coal collieries holditch.htm title Holditch colliery work staffspasttrack.org.uk accessdate 31 August 2010 ref The colliery ... seams. ref name cmhrc.co.uk Despite heavy investment in the 1960s and 1970s the colliery closed down ... myweb.tiscali.co.uk robertburden Tonnage Holditch.htm title Holditch Colliery work myweb.tiscali.co.uk ... Silverdale Colliery Silverdale Colliery , which itself closed down on Christmas Eve 1998. The current site of Holditch Colliery is now a large business park with warehouses and a large Vodafone call centre which is one of the area s largest employers. Disaster At around 5 45 am on 2 July 1937, two ... The two men quickly fled and actually survived the disaster which was about to strike. ref name Lums ... City F.C. Stoke City in a benefit match for the victims of the disaster, raising 2,000 for the relief ... 201937.html title The Holditch Coliery Disaster 1937 work rangersfchistory.co.uk accessdate 31 August ... http www.northstaffsminers.btik.com documents 2772683427.ikml title Holditch Colliery Explosion 1937 ... title Holditch Colliery 11 deaths work myweb.tiscali.co.uk accessdate 31 August 2010 ref See also ... more details
, 1913, Senghenydd suffered from what would become the very worst mining disaster in Britain s history, when a second gas explosion occurred at the SenghenyddCollieryDisaster Universal Colliery ... 2008 page2 ISBN 978 0 7083 1953 6 ref The Universal Colliery , Senghenydd, suffered the first of two ...infobox UK place country Wales welsh name Senghenydd constituency welsh assembly latitude 51.6063 longitude 3.2793 official name Senghenydd unitary wales Caerphilly county borough Caerphilly lieutenancy wales Gwent county Gwent constituency westminster Caerphilly UK Parliament constituency Caerphilly post town CAERPHILLY postcode district CF83 postcode area CF dial code 029 os grid reference ST115905 population Senghenydd lang cy Senghennydd is a town in the Aber Valley, roughly four miles north west of the town of Caerphilly and is within the county borough of Caerphilly county borough Caerphilly , Wales . It is traditionally within the Historic counties of Wales county of Glamorgan . The population of the Aber Valley in 2001 was 6,696. ref http neighbourhood.statistics.gov.uk dissemination LeadKeyFigures.do?a 3&b 5939104&c CF83 4GF&d 14&e 16&g 419958&i 1001x1003x1004&m 0&r 0&s 1211999955465&enc 1 Office of National Statistics ref History Senghenydd was originally a rural farming community ... commute outside the Aber Valley for employment. Coal mining Senghenydd, along with its neighbouring ... who were either trapped or buried alive after the worst mining disaster in the UK. ref The Welsh ... page809 ISBN 978 0 7083 1953 6 ref Universal Colliery was finally closed on Friday 30 March 1928 except ... ref Transport Senghenydd is served by the B4263 road to Caerphilly, and connects to Nelson, Caerphilly Nelson via roads over Mynydd Eglwysilan to the north. Sport Senghenydd RFC Senghenydd ... royal house of Senghenydd. Martin Thomas footballer born 1959 Martin Thomas , professional footballer ... search.php?i 2802954 www.geograph.co.uk photos of Senghenydd and surrounding area http www.welshcoalmines.co.uk ... more details
Rugby team teamname Senghenydd RFC fullname Senghenydd Rugby Football Club nickname Saints location Senghenydd , Wales countryflag Wales founded 1898 ground The Welfare Ground capacity 6,000 coach Chris Ferris league WRU Division Four East season 2009 10 position 2nd ref http www.wru.co.uk 2112.php WRU Official Website ref WRU Division Five South East url www.senghenyddrfc.com pattern la1 pattern b1 thinredsides pattern ra1 leftarm1 0000FF body1 0000FF rightarm1 0100FF shorts1 000000 socks1 1100FF pattern la2 pattern b2 thinbluesides pattern ra2 leftarm2 FF0000 body2 FF0000 rightarm2 FF0000 shorts2 000000 socks2 FF0000 Senghenydd Rugby Football Club are a Wales Welsh rugby union club based in Senghenydd in South Wales. The club formed during the 1898 99 season built around the immigrant workers coming from port areas around Wales to find employment in the newly sunk Senghenydd coal mine s. Early history 1904 saw the great religious revival ref name Smith120 Smith 1980 , pg 120. ref throughout South Wales led by the lay preacher , Evan Roberts minister Evan Roberts . Rugby was seen as a wicked sport leading to violence and drunkenness, and Roberts managed to convert so many to his cause that Senghenydd RFC disbanded due to a lack of players. In 1907 a rugby team reformed under the name Senghenydd Bluebells RFC, before reverting back to Senghenydd RFC. On the 14th October 1913 Britain s worst ever mining disaster occurred at SenghenyddCollieryDisasterSenghenyddColliery , amongst the 439 victims were five members of Senghenydd RFC. During the 1914 15 season Senghenydd applied for and was successful in gaining membership of the Welsh Rugby Union . This would allow them to play ... Wales. Post 1945 One of Senghenydd RFC s most successful periods was during the late 1960s and early ... author date 2 May 2011 accessdate 2 May 2011 ref External links http www.senghenyddrfc.com Senghenydd RFC Bibliography cite book last Boulton first William G. coauthors title Senghenydd the village and its ... more details
, remembered as one of the worst natural disaster s in United States history A disaster is a natural disaster natural or man made disaster man made hazard that has come to fruition, resulting in an event ... change to the environment biophysical environment . A disaster can be ostensive definition ostensively ... and vulnerability. Hazards that strike in areas with low vulnerability are not considered a disaster ... We Have Been and Where We Might Go. In Quarantelli E.L. ed . What Is A Disaster? London Routledge. pp146 159 ref Developing countries suffer the greatest costs when a disaster hits more than 95 percent ... 0,,menuPK 341021 pagePK 149018 piPK 149093 theSitePK 341015,00.html title World Bank Disaster Risk ... disasters ref Etymology The word disaster is derived from Middle French language French d sastre ..., Robert Scott, A Greek English Lexicon , at Perseus ref The root of the word disaster bad star in Greek ... or deconstruction of a star as a disaster. Classifications Researchers have been studying disasters for more than a century, and for more than forty years disaster research has been institutionalized through the University of Delaware s Disaster Research Center. The studies reflect a common opinion ... actions before the strike of the hazard can prevent it developing into a disaster. All disasters are hence the result of human failure to introduce appropriate disaster management measures. ref ... common in developing country developing countries . A specific disaster may spawn a secondary disaster ... in coastal flooding . Natural disaster Main Natural disaster A natural disaster is a consequence ... loss depends on the capacity of the population to support or resist the disaster their resilience ... vulnerability . A natural hazard will hence never result in a natural disaster in areas without vulnerability ... engineered constructions which make the disaster prone areas more vulnerable, tardy communication, poor or no budgetary allocation for disaster prevention, developing countries suffer more or less chronically ... more details
Advert date March 2008 Infobox attraction logo Logo disaster.gif image Disaster entrance.jpg caption Entrance to Disaster A Major Motion Picture Ride...Starring You at Universal Studios Florida name Disaster ... Studios Florida San Francisco Amity San Francisco theme Disaster film s status Open opened January ... custom value 2 Mikey previousattraction Earthquake The Big One 1990 2007 Disaster A Major Motion Picture ... movie company, Disaster Studios, Disaster is a reinvigorated version of the park s former Earthquake ... Studio Tour, its main inspiration actually came from the 1974 disaster film epic Earthquake movie Earthquake ... http media.universalorlando.com newsreleases detail.aspx?id 135&categoryID 0 DISASTER TO HIT UNIVERSAL ... January 2009 Disaster also features new ride elements that were not in the Earthquake attraction .... ref http www.attractionsmagazine.com video.php Full Video of the grand opening of Disaster ref As of January 3, 2010, the Disaster attraction closed for the rehab of the ride section. It reopened on April 1, 2010. Halloween Horror Nights See also Halloween Horror Nights The Disaster queue has ... ZombieGeddon HHN XX H.R. Bloodengutz Presents Holidays of Horror HHN XXI Story Image Disaster Studios Soft Opening 002 0001.jpg thumb right Disaster Studios mural in the first room of the Pre show. Disaster ... to be a part of the big finale sequence involving an earthquake. Queue Disaster s queue serves as a boneyard for many props from recent faux Disaster Studios films, including a Meteor Struck House from ... to Disaster Studios with a giant mural of destroyed Los Angeles, introducing Frank Kincaid as the Master ... film Mutha Nature . The trailer, which spoofs disaster films in general, stars an uncredited Dwayne ... from the exit called Disaster Studios Gifts which sells T shirts based on lines from the attraction ... Cast Christopher Walken as Frank Kincaid The owner, CEO, Head Director, Writer, Producer etc. of Disaster ... Florida Operations Team Members as Production Crew Members the employees who work at Disaster Studios ... more details
Universal Colliery was a coal mine located in the town of Senghenydd in the Aber Valley, roughly four miles north west of the town of Caerphilly . It is within the county borough of Caerphilly county borough Caerphilly , traditionally within the Historic counties of Wales county of Glamorgan , Wales . Opened in 1891, it became a ventilation facility for the Windsor Colliery before complete closure in 1988. Background Senghenydd, along with its neighbouring town Abertridwr, Caerphilly Abertridwr , make up the majority of the Aber Valley, and became urbanised in the 1890s, when the Universal 1891 and Windsor Colliery Windsor collieries were sunk in the region, ref The Welsh Academy Encyclopaedia of Wales . John Davies, Nigel Jenkins , Menna Baines and Peredur Lynch 2008 page 2 ISBN 978 0 7083 1953 6 ref along with the 1891 opening of the Rhymney Railway s Senghenydd extension branch line branch . The Windsor Colliery was closed in November 1986. Accident main SenghenyddCollieryDisaster Universal Colliery suffered the first of two major mining accident gas and coal dust explosions on 24 May, 1901. Damage was sustained to both shafts, resulting in a restricted rescue attempt, and 81 of the 82 men working in the mine were killed. ref http www.welshcoalmines.co.uk GlamEast Senghenydd.htm Welsh Coal Mines website ref On the 14 October, 1913, Senghenydd suffered from what would become the very worst mining disaster in Britain s history, when a SenghenyddCollieryDisaster second gas explosion occurred, resulting in the loss of 439 lives. Nevertheless, many of the surviving miners went back to help their workmates who were either trapped or buried alive. ref The Welsh Academy Encyclopaedia of Wales . John Davies, Nigel Jenkins , Menna Baines and Peredur Lynch 2008 page 809 ISBN 978 0 7083 1953 6 ref References reflist coord 51.6114 3.2813 type landmark region GB display title Category Coal mines in Wales Category Buildings and structures in Caerphilly county borough Category ... more details
Albion Colliery was a coal mine in South Wales Valleys , located in the village of Cilfynydd , one mile north of Pontypridd . Development The Albion Steam Coal Co. began sinking in 1884 at Ynyscaedudwg Farm. Its two shafts opened in August 1887 ref name BBC1 cite web url http www.bbc.co.uk wales coalhouse sites mines pages albion colliery.shtml title Albion Colliery publisher BBC Wales accessdate 2009 03 14 ref 19 feet in diameter, they were sunk 33 yards apart to a depth of 646 yards. ref name WCM1 Accidents Tragedy struck the colliery with mining accident s three times in just ten years 2 men were killed on 24 March 1886, during the sinking of the shafts 4 killed in November 1886, as production started 1894 disaster Albion was the scene of the second worst disaster in the South Wales Coalfield , after the later disaster at the Universal Colliery at Senghenydd in 1913. At 4 o clock on Saturday 23 June 1894, a massive explosion on the Groves level caused by the ignition of coal dust following an explosion of firedamp , killed 290 men and boys. Of the 125 horses underground, only 2 survived. ref name WCM1 Despite 16 men emerging from the disaster with their lives only five of these survived. ref name BBC1 The bodies brought to the surface were initially assessed and stored in the colliery s stable hayloft , that acted as a temporary morgue . ref name RCT1 cite web url http webapps.rhondda cynon taff.gov.uk heritagetrail taff cilfynydd cilfynydd.htm title Cilfynydd publisher rhondda ... occurred. ref name RCT1 Almost everyone in the community lost someone in the disaster, with one family ... www.welshcoalmines.co.uk GlamEast Albion.htm title Albion Colliery publisher Welsh Coal Mines accessdate 2009 03 14 ref 1894 inquest The colliery was reopened within two weeks of the explosion, with an inquest .... In 1908 2,589 worked at the colliery, with the colliery reaching a maximum output of 325,000 ... an output of 231,639 tons this reached 620,000 tons after the Penrhiwceiber Colliery had been added ... more details
Windsor Colliery was a coal mine in the village of Abertridwr, Caerphilly . Opened in 1895, it amalgamated with the Nantgarw Colliery in 1974, and closed in 1986. Ty n y Parc Welsh language Welsh for house on the park housing estate now occupies the site. Development The sinking of two shafts of the Windsor Colliery commenced in 1895 by the Windsor Colliery Co. Ltd, to a depth of around 2,018 feet. The first coal was raised in 1902, ref name BBC1 http www.bbc.co.uk wales coalhouse sites mines pages windsor colliery.shtml ref with the workings connected underground to the Universal Colliery in Senghenydd for Ventilation architecture ventilation purposes. The mine was serviced by the Senghenydd branch line of the Rhymney Railway . Accident On June 1, 1902, a platform collapsed in the mine, tipping nine men into 25 feet of water, which had gathered in the sump . Three managed to escape drowning by clinging onto floating debris, but the other six lost their lives. ref name BBC1 Operations The colliery suffered from the 1920s economic downturn, as manpower slipped from 2,550 men in 1925 the same year as maximum output of 2,550 tons of coal to 860 ten years later. ref name BBC1 As a result, the colliery was taken over in the early 1930s by Powell Duffryn Steam Coal Company. Ownership passed to the National Coal Board in 1946. During 1976, it became linked underground to the Nantgarw Colliery , and both collieries were worked as one unit, with coal winding and processing via Nantgarw. The majority of the Windsor work force transferred to Nantgarw on the last shift before the miners summer holidays in 1976, but coal was still being raised in Windsor until the Christmas holiday. Production was later concentrated at Nantgarw, with Windsor kept open for ventilation, methane extraction and an emergency way out. ref http www.welshcoalmines.co.uk GlamEast Windsor.htm ref Closure The whole Nantgarw Windsor unit closed 6th of November 1986. References reflist coord 51.6004 3.2736 type ... more details
Orphan date February 2009 Auchenharvie Colliery was a coal mining colliery formerly located in the Auchenharvie area of Stevenston , Ayrshire , Scotland that was devastated by a pit disaster on August 2, 1895 in which nine lives were lost. List of the deceased John Clauchan 35 William Clauchan 56 James Clauchan 21 Henry Clauchan 18 Duncan Gallacher 31 James Mullen 19 Peter Mullen 14 Robert McConn 18 John McGhee 14 Trivia The event has been immortalised in the poem The Star of Young McGhee . External links Auchenharvie Mining Disaster Pages http www.threetowners.com Stevenston auchenharvie disaster.htm Scotland hist stub Category History of Scotland ... more details
The Seaham Colliery was a coal mine in County Durham in the North of England. The mine suffered an underground explosion in 1880 which saw the deaths of upwards of 160 people including surface workers and rescuers. ref http www.dmm.org.uk reports 2924 02.htm Seaham Collierydisaster report Durham Mining Museum ref Notes reflist coord 54.8401 1.3607 display title region GB scale 5000 Category Coal mines in England Category 1880 disasters Category 1880 in England Category Coal mining disasters in England Category 19th century mining disasters ... more details
The Cambrian Colliery was a large coal mine that operated between 1872 and 1967 near Clydach Vale in the Rhondda Valley, south Wales . It is notable for its huge production and for two infamous explosion disasters, in 1905 and 1965, in which a total of 64 miners were killed. Its owners sank the first pits into a rich coal seam in the 1870s from which, within 20 years, over 700 tons were being extracted daily. The complex was connected to the Taff Vale Railway and had room in its sidings for over 840 wagons. ref name rct herit http webapps.rhondda cynon taff.gov.uk heritagetrail rhondda clydachvale clydachvale.htm Clydach Vale history on website of Rhondda Cynon Taf Council ref The colliery s workforce, which numbered over 4,000 in 1913, was prominently involved in the Tonypandy Riot of 1910. 1905 explosion disaster On 10 March 1905, an explosion occurred at the Cambrian Colliery No.1. The explosion was heard for miles all around the valleys and resulted in the loss of 33 lives and serious injury to 14 others. The accident happened between the day and night shifts, otherwise the death toll would have been far higher. ref name rct herit Before being forced back by fire, early rescue teams ... to extinguish and there were no more survivors. Notable survivor At the time of the disaster, George Brace , brother of prominent unionist William Brace , was employed as an engine driver at the colliery ... of the disaster. ref cite web url http www.bracesbakery.co.uk company title Brace s history, on company website publisher Brace s Bakery accessdate 14 April 2011 ref 1965 explosion disaster On 17 May 1965, a second major mining accident occurred at the Cambrian Colliery. An explosion caused by firedamp ... major mining disaster in South Wales history. ref name rct herit References Reflist External links http www.welshcoalmines.co.uk GlamEast Cambrian.htm Cambrian Colliery, Clydach Vale ... 05 05 anniversary of cambrian pit disaster 91466 26377602 Anniversary of Cambrian pit disaster from ... more details
The Avondale Colliery was a coal mine near Plymouth, Pennsylvania in the small town of Avondale. Not to be confused with the borough in Chester County, Pennsylvania Chester County , the town is in the Township of Plymouth. It was the site of the Avondale Mine Disaster in 1869, which took the lives of 108 miners and 2 volunteer rescuers. Pennsylvania geo stub energy stub coord missing Pennsylvania Category Coal mines in the United States Category Luzerne County, Pennsylvania ... more details
multiple issues lead rewrite August 2010 refimprove August 2010 Hamstead Colliery in Hamstead , England, was operated by the Hamstead Colliery Company and produced coal between 1878 and 1965. Background It was situated on the north west border of Birmingham . In 1928, due to boundary changes, it became part of West Bromwich ref name B43 hist cite web url http miners.b43.co.uk history.html title History of Hamstead Colliery publisher Miners.b43.co.uk date 1908 03 04 accessdate 2011 09 20 ref . In 1876 the Hamstead Colliery Company bought land at Hamstead from G.C. Calthorpe of Perry Hall, Birmingham Perry Hall and began to sink mine shafts ref name B43 hist . The first coal was not extracted until after 1878 due to unexpected geological problems and water ingress. The coal was at a very deep level of almost 2000 feet. It still produced coal profitably until 1965 when the mine closed and housing built on the site of the colliery and surrounding area ref name B43 hist . World s deepest colliery At one point the mine was the deepest in the world. The experience gained by the mining engineers was put to good use in the English mining industry and their expertise was so world renown that the American Government requested assistance from the engineers that had solved many of Hamstead Colliery s problems, to establish deep coal mining in United States America , this enhancing the growing co operation in science and technology between the two countries. Mining disaster of 1908 The disaster of 4 March 1908 was a national tragedy with 26 men killed in one day. ref http www.hamsteadminers.co.uk Hamstead Miners Memorial Trust ref ref http www.dmm pitwork.org.uk html hamstead.htm ref . When the fire broke out there were 31 miners in the pit, 6 escaped before poisonous fumes built up in the roadways. Rescue teams from Hamstead, Tankersley and Altofts in Yorkshire , made many attempts to reach the entombed men. ref The Mining engineer Volume 34. Institution of Mining Engineers 1908 ... more details
of the River Tawe , in Neath Port Talbot county borough , South Wales . Primrose Colliery Primrose Colliery was developed from the mid 1800s, close to the village of Rhos, Neath Port Talbot Rhos . After the disaster of 1853, it was redeveloped as the New Primrose Colliery, owned by Sir Ralph Howard ... title Gleision Colliery publisher minersadvice.co.uk accessdate 15 September 2011 ref Disaster history File Memorial bench for Primrose Collierydisaster geograph.org.uk 1468161.jpg thumb right 250px Bench in the village of Cilybebyll, in memorial for Primrose Collierydisaster of 1858, which ...The Tarenni Colliery Welsh language Welsh Gloddfa Tarenni and its associated workings, are a series of coal ... GlamWest PrimroseRhos.htm title Primrose Colliery publisher welshcoalmines.co.uk ... station for the Tarenni Colliery. ref cite web url http www.dmm.org.uk colliery p040.htm title Primrose Main Colliery publisher National Mining Museum accessdate 15 September 2011 ref Tirbach Slants ... Colliery Company started development in 1898 of two slants, main and reverse, and after a series of lease changes which reverted the lease to the Pwllbach Colliery Company, production started ... for extract from the main Tarenni Colliery, and after nationalisation, the National Coal Board used it as a training site. ref name WCM Tarenni Colliery Coord 51.741447 3.808651 type landmark display inline,title name Tarenni Colliery br Opened in 1903 by the South Wales Primrose Coal Co Ltd, pit No.1 ... Colliery Year Book and Coal Trades Directory publisher The Louis Cassier Co. Ltd. year 1933 ref ... http chasewaterstuff.wordpress.com tag tarini colliery Tarini Colliery Chasewater Stuff s Railway & Canal ... cite web url http www.welshcoalmines.co.uk GlamWest Tareni.htm title Tarenni Colliery publisher welshcoalmines.co.uk ... title Tarenni Colliery publisher National Mining Museum accessdate 15 September 2011 ref Gleision Colliery Coord 51.7425 3.8016 type landmark display inline name Gleision Colliery br Today, only ... more details
who lost their lives in the 1951 disaster were all from Easington Colliery unless otherwise stated ... longitude 1.32912 official name Easington Colliery population 4,959 civil parish Easington Colliery ... Easington Colliery is an old coal mining town in County Durham , in England . It is situated to the north ... is known for a mining accident or disaster which occurred, on 29 May 1951 when an explosion ... ref History Easington Colliery began when the pit was sunk in 1899, near the coast. Thousands of workers ..., and many rows of terraced colliery houses for the mine workers and their families. In 1993 the mine was closed, with the loss of 1,400 jobs. This caused a decline in the local economy Easington Colliery ... Aug 2006 . Citation needed date September 2009 Anchor Disaster The Easington Pit Disaster of 29 ... disaster in 1951, 83 trees were planted, one for each man who was killed. It was just before dawn ... was sure to go and it did. After the disaster Tommy and the other members of the team were honoured .... Easington Colliery Brass Band Easington Colliery Band was founded in 1913. Players with band experience were encouraged by the management to come from the West of Durham to work at the colliery and play .... For the duration of the war the Easington Colliery Youth Band became the National Fire Service ... Band and the Colliery Band amalgamated to become the Easington Colliery Band as it is today. April 1993 witnessed the end of an era when Easington Colliery finally closed. The band is now totally ... to raise the funds to keep the band alive. The band is still based in Easington Colliery in the old colliery pay office opposite the Memorial Gardens, which is on the site of the old colliery. The building ... Colliery provided the setting for the 2000 film Billy Elliot . Singer songwriter Jez Lowe was born ... anniversary of the pit disaster. Many of his other songs are inspired by life in County Durham and Easington ... Area, Easington Colliery.jpg Main Shopping Area in Easington Colliery gallery Commons category Easington ... more details
Infobox mine name Gresford Colliery image caption The Gresford Disaster memorial place Gresford country ... http www.wrexham.gov.uk english heritage gresford disaster real price of coal.htm title The Gresford CollieryDisaster The Real Price of Coal publisher Wrexham Borough Council accessdate 2009 09 20 ... of the whole colliery. ref name BBCGC Accident main Gresford Disaster Deleted image removed Image gresfordmem2.jpg right thumb 250px The plaque remembering the victims Gresford Colliery was the site of one of Britain s worst coal mining disasters. The Gresford Disaster occurred on Saturday 22 September ... name BBCGC Gresford CollieryDisaster Relief Fund The national and local newspapers focused on stories ... in July 1935, under the provision of a trust deed to form the Gresford CollieryDisaster Relief ... CollieryDisaster The Real Price of Coal at Wrexham County Borough Wrexham County Borough ... 1911 1973 closing year 1973 Gresford Colliery was a coal mine located a mile from the North Wales village ... url http www.bbc.co.uk dna h2g2 A16407579 title Gresford Colliery publisher BBC date 2006 12 12 accessdate ... url http www.welshcoalmines.co.uk North Gresford.htm title Gresford colliery publisher WelshCoalMines.co.uk ... seam was virtually gas free whilst the Main seam was very gaseous. Working conditions at the colliery ... colliery explosion Gresford Colliery Explosion , Hansard , 23 02 37 ref All these districts were ... as being of very good quality and hot burning. In 1934, 2,200 coal miner s were employed at the colliery ... new colliery be built with ref name BBCGC Two intake airways into each shaft, to allow more air to flow into the mine Stated only one air intake be allowed for the movement of coal As the Gresford Colliery .... ref name BBCGC By 1934, there were two main sections to Gresford Colliery, the Dennis and the South ..., nobody stopped them. The Dennis family owned a residual 45 stake in the colliery, and wanting ... 3703 02.htm Report by Sir Henry Walker in Colliery Engineering , March 1937 ref Evidence was given ... more details
Pendleton Colliery was a coal mine operating on the Manchester Coalfield after 1820 in Pendleton, Greater Manchester Pendleton , then in the historic county of Lancashire , England. The colliery was begun by John Purcell Fitzgerald who sank shafts to the Three Foot and Worsley Four Foot mine s in 1820. The pit was flooded in 1834. ref name PreeceP4 Harvnb Preece 1985 p 4 ref It was managed by Robert Stephenson whose brother George acted as consulting engineer. In 1836 two eight feet diameter shafts were sunk to deeper, drier seams and by 1840 the Albert and Crombouke mines were reached. In 1852 Andrew Knowles and Sons bought the colliery and developed it by deepening the shafts to access the Rams mine at 1545 feet. As the coal was worked from the coal seams which dipped at 1 in 3 and Pendleton became the deepest coal mine in the country when the workings reached 3,600 feet where the temperature at the coal face reached 100 degrees Fahrenheit. ref name PreeceP4 In 1896 Pendleton Nos. 1 & 2 pits employed 441 underground and 126 surface workers ref name AK citation title Andrew Knowles & Sons Ltd. url http www.dmm.org.uk company k1001.htm publisher Durham Mining Museum accessdate 2011 02 16 ref and in 1933 employed 272 underground and 117 on the surface. ref name MC citation title Manchester Collieries url http www.dmm.org.uk company m1002.htm publisher Durham Mining Museum accessdate 2011 02 16 ref Ground upheaval in the Rams mine caused five deaths in 1925. ref name cmhrc Citation title Pendleton CollieryDisaster url http www.cmhrc.co.uk cms document 1924 29.pdf format PDF page 10 publisher cmhrc.co.uk accessdate 2011 02 16 ref The colliery became part of Manchester Collieries in 1929 and closed in 1939. ref name PreeceP4 References reflist Bibliography refbegin citation last Preece first Geoff title Coal Mining in Salford, A Photographic Record publisher City of Salford Cultural Services year 1985 isbn 0 901952 12 5 refend coord 53.506 2.293 region GB type landmark ... more details
were built and the colliery was substantially complete by 1960. Disaster of 1958 In 1958, while ...Refimprove date December 2007 Agecroft Colliery was a coalmine on the Manchester Coalfield in the Agecroft district of Pendlebury that first opened in 1844 in the historic county of Lancashire , England. It exploited the coal seam s of the Middle Coal Measures of the Manchester Coalfield . First colliery 1844 1932 The colliery had two spells of use the first was between 1844 and 1932. The pit was sunk by Andrew Knowles and Sons and worked an area to the south of the Pendleton Fault . The fault to the north, with a displacement of 695 metres to the northeast, formed a natural boundary to the colliery. In 1896 Agecroft Nos. 1 & 2 Collieries employed 371 underground and 111 surface workers while Agecroft Nos. 3 & 4 employed 15 underground and 39 on the surface. ref name DMM citation title Andrew ... 2011 01 26 ref The colliery was located close to Clifton Hall Colliery Lumns Lane, Clifton, Greater ... Bolton and Bury Canal . Second colliery 1960 1991 In the late 1940s and early 1950s the National ... at re opening the colliery. The NCB carried out deephole boring in July 1951. In total 7 boreholes ... 2 in to 7 ft 0 in in thickness. The second Agecroft Colliery was the first coal mine to be sunk in Lancashire since World War II . It cost 9 million to realign and restructure the pit. The new colliery ... the entrance to the colliery, and many families suffered hardship over the winter months. The colliery ... Station The colliery s main customer was the Central Electricity Generating Board s Agecroft Power ... park business enterprise park opened on the colliery site. Much of the land remains unused ... Colliery , retrieved 4 July 2006 BBC News The British Landscape A before and after comparison using ... agecroft 20 20history.htm The Lancashire Coalfields Platt, B. The history of Agecroft Colliery, http ... title commonscat Agecroft Colliery Category Buildings and structures in Salford Category Irwell ... more details
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