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Murray · Mining & the mines

Mining & the mines, 1910

502 stories in Murray's papers · page 26 of 26

Colliery' Explosion. Pitiable Scenes. Recognising the Dead. London Dec. 26

The Independent · Friday 30 December 1910 · page 4

So far 203 bodies have been re­covered from the Hulpon colliery at Bolton, in Lancashire, in which 350 men were entombed by an explosion…

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Victims of the Pit. Bolton Colliery Disaster. 350 Lives Lost. Futile Attempts at Rescue. London, December 22

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 30 December 1910 · page 21

A pillar of flame shooting up out of the shaft, accompanied by a boom that was heard five miles away, conveyed to dwellers in the vicinity of the Hulpon colliery, at…

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