Gresford Mining Disaster - Safety Issues

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Tom Ellis son of a rescuer from the 1934 Gresfod mining disaster discusses pit safety.

Tom Ellis ex MP for Wrexham and son of a rescuer who helped out at the rescue after the 1934 Gresford Colliery Disaster that led to 266 coal miner deaths talks about safety at the pit.
From: Coal Stories Gresford
First broadcast : 15 November 2007

Teachers' notes

Age Group : 7-9, 9-11

Subject : History

Topic : Twentieth century world

Keywords : Coal industry

Notes : Useful to help understanding of how different sources can be explored to understand historical events

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