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Milfraen Colliery, film negative
Black and white film negative of a photograph showing bodies on stretchers being carried from the shaft following the Milfraen Colliery Disaster. On 10 July 1929 nine men lost their lives in a gas explosion in the Mapstone District of Milfraen Colliery. The subsequent enquiry concluded that inadequate ventilation led to a build up of gas which was ignited by sparks from a faulty coal cutting machine. 'Milfraen' is transcribed from original negative bag.
Collection Area
Industry
Item Number
2009.3/1463
Measurements
Length
(mm): 65
Width
(mm): 63
Classification
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