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Press cuttings about funerals following the Markham Colliery disaster
Unknown1938
Derbyshire Record Office
Matlock, United Kingdom
These cuttings are contained in a scrapbook of press coverage of the disaster at Markham Colliery in May 1938. 79 men were killed and another 38 were injured when sparks ignited coal dust, causing a massive explosion.
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- Title: Press cuttings about funerals following the Markham Colliery disaster
- Creator: Unknown
- Date Created: 1938
- Location Created: Derbyshire, England
- Provenance: Artificial collection of items relating to Chesterfield and district (D2840/3)
- Subject Keywords: Coal mining, Collieries, Disasters, Funerals, Death
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