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Showing posts with label Haswell Colliery Disaster. Show all posts

Friday, 26 August 2011

Haswell Colliery Disaster (NZ373423)

28 th Sept 1844 – One of the most destructive explosions which ever occurred in the Durham coal field took place at Haswell colliery, the...

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HistoryMick: Otherwise known as Michael Southwick, I run the Newcastle History blog, and used to run the North-East History Tour blog (+ some other stuff). I write books in support of charity, and love genealogy/history - especially anything to do with the North-East of England. I have also had a biography published on England's First Football Captain, namely, Cuthbert Ottaway.

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