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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, Britain's 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. IllustratedProduct Identifiers
PublisherPen & Sword Books LTD
ISBN-139781903425640
eBay Product ID (ePID)89888637
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SubjectBusiness
Publication Year2012
Number of Pages176 Pages
Publication NameSouth Yorkshire Mining Disaster: Volume 1, the Nineteenth Century
LanguageEnglish
TypeTextbook
AuthorBrian A. Elliott
FormatPaperback
Dimensions
Item Height235 mm
Item Width170 mm
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Country/Region of ManufactureUnited Kingdom
Title_AuthorBrian A. Elliott
TopicLocal History
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- 12 Dec, 2018
Slaves
This book is fascinating to the once working class.Its a sad indictment of how they were treated as much like slaves by the owners.A throw away class of people.Truely enthrallingVerified purchase: YesCondition: Pre-owned
