Bronze Age Gold from Wales

Marine Colliery explosion, 1927, memorial card

unknown (Printer)

White card with black print, folded once. Front reads 'In Memoriam / In Loving Memory / OF THE / 52 MINERS / WHO / Lost their lives in the terrible colliery explosion / AT THE / MARINE COLLIERY, CWM, EBBW VALE. / MARCH 1st, 1927.' All 52 victims are named inside and on back cover.

Collection Area

Industry

Item Number

2013.62

Historical Associations

Association Type: Colliery
Date: 01/03/1927
Place: Marine Colliery

Creation/Production

Role: Production
Role: Printer
Period: 1927

Acquisition

donation, 19/11/2013

Measurements

Length (mm): 124
Width (mm): 148

Material

Card

Classification

disaster
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