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The Pretoria Pit Disaster
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Author : Alan Davies
language : en
Publisher: Amberley Publishing Limited
Release Date : 2010-11-15
The Pretoria Pit Disaster written by Alan Davies and has been published by Amberley Publishing Limited this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2010-11-15 with Technology & Engineering categories.
The dramatic and chilling story of Lancashire's worst coal mining accident, which was also the third worst mining disaster in British history.
Lancashire Mining Disasters 1835 1910
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Author : Jack Nadin
language : en
Publisher: Casemate Publishers
Release Date : 2006-05-01
Lancashire Mining Disasters 1835 1910 written by Jack Nadin and has been published by Casemate Publishers this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2006-05-01 with Coal mine accidents categories.
Lancashire Mining Disasters chronicles the effects, death and grief of the local mining communities in Lancashire, through colliery accidents and explosions from the early 1830's through to 1910. It also recalls the great bravery of other miners, often from other pits in the recue attempts, who with no thought of their own safety went below ground to try and their fellow comrades. In doing so, they knew full well that they were risking their own lives, probably facing death. Such was the comradeship in coal mining communities. In no other industry would men grapple at rock and roof falls with bare hands, wade through flooded smoking underground galleries, or face further explosions and deadly suffocating gases in order to try and save their fellow colleagues. And while all this was ongoing, the pit banks filled with the old men, the grieving womenfolk and children, waiting for news of a loved one - a brother, a son, a husband from deep below in a silent hell. As each cage was raised to the pit bank, the crowd lunged forward hoping, perhaps beyond hope, that their loved one was safe. Little wonder there were no carols sung at Christmastide 1910, at Westhoughton and Atherton in South Lancashire for here, a few days before Christmas an explosion followed by a searing hot fiery blast tore through the workings of the Hulton Colliery Company's Pretoria Pit - and in doing so in just a few seconds took away the lives of over three hundred man and boys. This still holds the unwelcome record of the greatest single colliery explosion in English coalming history. It was coal the fulled the steam engines at mills, factories and foundriers which was to make Britain the greatest industrial nation in the world - but what a terrible price the miners paid in putting the 'Great' in Britain. This was the 'True Price of Coal'.
Great Pit Disasters Great Britain 1700 To The Present Day
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Author : Helen Duckham
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1973
Great Pit Disasters Great Britain 1700 To The Present Day written by Helen Duckham and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1973 with Technology & Engineering categories.
Public Sculpture Of Greater Manchester
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Author : Terry Wyke
language : en
Publisher: Liverpool University Press
Release Date : 2004-01-01
Public Sculpture Of Greater Manchester written by Terry Wyke and has been published by Liverpool University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2004-01-01 with History categories.
Public Sculpture of Greater Manchester is a complete catalog and illustrated guide to all of Greater Manchester's public sculptures and monuments. Manchester historian Terry Wyke provides detailed individual entries for each sculpture featured, including information about the artist and the commissioning agent, date of installation, and the sculpture's historical and artistic significance. More than 350 black-and-white photographs reveal the diversity and beauty of Manchester's many public monuments. The eighth volume in Liverpool University Press's highly acclaimed and prize-winning Public Sculpture of Britain series, Public Sculpture of Greater Manchester will be an incomparable resource for both armchair and actual travelers, as well as for English historians and art scholars alike. "These are excellent volumes in an outstanding and continuing series, one of the most original and important such projects under way. They set an international standard for the recording and publication of public sculpture."—Judging panel, 2003 William MB Berger Prize for British Art History, on the Public Sculpture of Britain series
Lancashire Mining Disasters 1835 1910
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Author : Jack Nadin
language : en
Publisher: Casemate Publishers
Release Date : 2006-03-31
Lancashire Mining Disasters 1835 1910 written by Jack Nadin and has been published by Casemate Publishers this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2006-03-31 with History categories.
Lancashire Mining Disasters chronicles the effects, death and grief of the local ming communities in Lancashire, through colliery accidents and explosions from the early 1830s through to 1910. It also recalls the great bravery of other miners, often from other pits in the recue attempts, who with no thought of their own safety went below ground to try and their fellow comrades. In doing so, they knew full well that they were risking their own lives, probably facing death. Such was the comradeship in coal mining communities. In no other industry would men grapple at rock and roof falls with bare hands, wade through flooded smoking underground galleries, or face further explosions and deadly suffocating gases in order to try and save their fellow colleagues. And while all this was ongoing, the pit banks filled with the old men, the grieving womenfolk and children, waiting for news of a loved one - a brother, a son, a husband from deep below in a silent hell. As each cage was raised to the pit bank, the crowd lunged forward hoping, perhaps beyond hope, that their loved one was safe. Little wonder there were no carols sung at Christmastide 1910, at Westhoughton and Atherton in South Lancashire for here, a few days before Christmas an explosion followed by a searing hot fiery blast tore through the workings of the Hulton Colliery Companys Pretoria Pit - and in doing so in just a few seconds took away the lives of over three hundred man and boys. This still holds the unwelcome record of the greatest single colliery explosion in English coalming history. It was coal the fulled the steam engines at mills, factories and foundriers which was to make Britain the greatest industrial nation in the world - but what a terrible price the miners paid in putting the Great in Britain. This was the True Price of Coal
Coal Mine Disasters In The Modern Era C 1900 1980
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Author : Brian Elliott
language : en
Publisher: Casemate Publishers
Release Date : 2017-02-28
Coal Mine Disasters In The Modern Era C 1900 1980 written by Brian Elliott and has been published by Casemate Publishers this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2017-02-28 with Technology & Engineering categories.
“These haunting images, with well-researched facts, figures and timelines providing context, bring the bygone era of 20th-century coal mining to life.”—Family Tree Although everyday fatalities in mines was far greater, it was the disasters that encouraged those in power to reform the way in which miners had to work underground, especially with regard to safety. And it would be no exaggeration to say that it was the disasters that greatly contributed to bringing the coal industry into national control. Sadly, for bereaved individuals and families, nothing could really compensate for the loss of one or more of a loved one. The impact of the big disasters, where hundreds of men and boys—one or two generations—were lost, immediately, the impact was massive, and continued to be felt many years afterwards. New and restored disaster memorials bear testimony to the great respect that former mining communities continue to have for their “lost miners.” Using many previously unpublished images, and a carefully supportive text, the author provides a detailed overview of mining disasters in the modern era, from the early 1900s to the 1980s. It is the first book of its kind to attempt such a large project in pictorial form with a foreword by Ceri Thompson, curator of the Big Pit, the Welsh national mining museum. The book is published at a particularly poignant time, after the recent closure of Britain’s last deep coal mine. “So many remarkable photographs and drawings: The story may be tragic, but it is one that lies at the very heart of the history of coal mining in Britain.”—WDYTYA? magazine
South Yorkshire Mining Disasters
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Author : Brian Elliot
language : en
Publisher: Pen and Sword
Release Date : 2006-10-31
South Yorkshire Mining Disasters written by Brian Elliot and has been published by Pen and Sword this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2006-10-31 with History categories.
In the period that we now call the Industrial Revolution mining disasters wrecked the lives of thousands of South Yorkshire families and devastated entire communities. The Husker pit flooding of 1838 in which 26 young girls and boys were killed shocked Victorian society and and was a significant factor in the 1842 Report on Employment of Women and Children in Mines; but earlier, long forgotten disasters are also explored. The Barnsley area was particularly hard-hit during the middle decades of the century with major mining accidents, usually great explosions of firedamp occurring, for example, at Lundhill Colliery (189 men and boys killed); Oaks (361 fatalities, Britains worst pit disaster) and Swaithe Main (143 dead). Scenes of grief, mourning and remarkable heroism provided spectacular copy for Victorian newspapers and magazines such as The Illustrated London News, focusing on the very uncertain and dangerous life of the miner. Despite the importance and widespread occurrence of South Yorkshire mining disasters, which also included dreadful winding accidents and gas emissions, their story has never been told in a single volume.
The Moorfield Pit Disaster
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Author : Harry Tootle
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1998-11-01
The Moorfield Pit Disaster written by Harry Tootle and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1998-11-01 with Coal mine accidents categories.
In 1883 an explosion occurred underground in Moorfield Colliery, near Accrington. Sixty-eight men and lads lost their lives, fifty-three were injured, and ninety-five children were left fatherless. It remains as the biggest and worst disaster ever to have hit North-East Lancashire. Tootle, an ex-collier, tells the story of the explosion and its effect on the affected families.
Handbook Of Energy
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Author : Cutler J. Cleveland
language : en
Publisher: Elsevier
Release Date : 2013-11-15
Handbook Of Energy written by Cutler J. Cleveland and has been published by Elsevier this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2013-11-15 with Technology & Engineering categories.
Handbook of Energy, Volume II: Chronologies, Top Ten Lists, and Word Clouds draws together a comprehensive account of the energy field from the prestigious and award-winning authors of the Encyclopedia of Energy (2004), The Dictionary of Energy, Expanded Edition (2009), and the Handbook of Energy, Volume I (2013).Handbook of Energy, Volume II takes the wealth of information about historical aspects of energy spread across many books, journals, websites, disciplines, ideologies, and user communities and synthesizes the information in one central repository. This book meets the needs of a diverse readership working in energy, and serves as a vital method of communication among communities including colleges and universities, nongovernmental organizations, government agencies, consulting firms and research institutes of energy, environmental, and public policy issues. Interdisciplinary coverage appropriate for scientists in environmental sciences, social and natural sciences, and engineering Top Ten lists, written by prominent subject experts, provide personal reflections on key issues Chronologies covering 40 different subject areas provide all the significant events in a given field from the geologic past to the present day
The Monongah Mining Disaster
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Author : Jason Skog
language : en
Publisher: Capstone
Release Date : 2008
The Monongah Mining Disaster written by Jason Skog and has been published by Capstone this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2008 with Monongah Mines Disaster, Monongah, W. Va., 1907 categories.
Investigates the tragedy of this famous West Virginia disaster.