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Golborne Colliery

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GOLBORNE PIT DISASTER
GOLBORNE PIT DISASTER
Photo: Frank Orrell
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Item #: 32691
Some of the first miners back to work on Wednesday 21st of March 1979 just 3 days after the underground explosion which eventually killed 10 of their colleagues at Golborne Colliery.

Comment by: Thomas(Tom)Walsh. on 28th September 2020 at 11:28

If ever a picture told a story ! It's hard to imagine what thoughts were going through their minds , and what was going through the minds of their families.

Comment by: whups on 28th September 2020 at 12:38

i know tommy as i was there that day . quietest day going in on the manrider iv,e ever had .

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