Bodies are removed from the coal mine at Senghenydd, Wales, site of the worst coal mining disaster i
Bodies are removed from the coal mine at Senghenydd, Wales, site of the worst coal mining disaster in the British isles. In 1913, an explosion killed 436 workers, including children. Eighty one miners had been killed in an explosion in 1901. After an investigation, the manager of the mine was fined £24, while the owners of the mine were fined £10 for their negligence.{WHF.com} -- source link
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