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Tragic Explosion in Welsh Colliery

Date released

24 Sep 1934

Series name

British Movietone Gazette

Issue no

277

NoS ID

001791

Story no

1 / 3

MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Tragic Explosion in Welsh Colliery. DESCRIPTION: A big explosion at Gresford Colliery, near Wrexham, in the early hours of the morning occurred when four hundred men were working below....

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Terrible Price, The - Gresford 1934 (2006)

Director

Martin Smith

Subject

History; Technology

Distribution

Sale, DVD (60 minutes), £15.99

A documentary about the Gresford (Wrexham) mining disaster of 1934. Shown on the 70th anniversary of the disaster on BBC in Wales only, this film tells the story of a man-made tragedy which cost the lives of...

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Using, losing, resurrecting 'A Different World'

Date

7 Apr 2015, 08:22

Author

Sergio Angelini

Post Type

BUFVC Article

Messages from Poland: Using, losing and resurrecting 'A Different World' In 1987 Channel 4 broadcast the nine-part documentary series, The Struggles for Poland. One of its parts, A Different World, is now...

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Tragic Explosion in Welsh Colliery

Date released

24 Sep 1934

Series name

British Movietone News

Issue no

277

NoS ID

005086

Story no

1 / 8

MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Tragic Explosion in Welsh Colliery. DESCRIPTION: A big explosion at Gresford Colliery, near Wrexham, in the early hours of the morning occurred when four hundred men were working below....

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The First Descent into Gresford Pit Since Explosion

Date released

11 Mar 1935

Series name

British Movietone News

Issue no

301

NoS ID

005446

Story no

1 / 10

MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Gresford Pit Descent. SHOTLIST: General shot of the colliery buildings. Shot of the rescue team lighting cigarettes and later entering the air lock for the descent. Shot of the pithead...

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The First Descent into Gresford Pit Since Explosion

Date released

11 Mar 1935

Series name

British Movietone Gazette

Issue no

301

NoS ID

002003

Story no

1 / 6

MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Gresford Pit Descent. SHOTLIST: General shot of the colliery buildings. Shot of the rescue team lighting cigarettes and later entering the air lock for the descent. Shot of the pithead...

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Gresford Pit Volunteers

Date released

11 Feb 1935

Series name

Universal News

Issue no

479

NoS ID

141219

Story no

8 / 11

Extras

1 commentary sheet

Prepared for descent.

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Death Pit Drama - Exclusive Pictures

Date released

7 Mar 1935

Series name

Universal News

Issue no

486

NoS ID

141296

Story no

11 / 11

Extras

1 commentary sheet

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79 Killed in Mine Disaster

Date released

12 May 1938

Series name

British Paramount News

Issue no

752

NoS ID

035928

Story no

2 / 8

Extras

1 shot list

Tragic scenes at pithead follow explosion in worst colliery disaster since Gresford.

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Welsh Mine Horror

Date released

24 Sep 1934

Series name

British Paramount News

Issue no

373

NoS ID

033469

Story no

2 / 5

Two hundred feared dead. Scenes at Gresford Colliery where worst mine disaster for twenty-one years entombed four hundred workers in early morning explosion.

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