79 Killed in Mine Disaster

Series

Series Name

British Paramount News

Issue

Issue No.

752

Date Released

12 May 1938

Stories in this Issue:

1. 1Fly-Tea for Air Aces
2. 279 Killed in Mine Disaster
3. 3News in Flashes
4. 4News in Flashes
5. 5News in Flashes
6. 6On to Air Supremacy
7. 7Crocks and Cracks Race
8. 8'War’ Ends Axis Visit

Story

Story No. within this Issue

2 / 8

Summary

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

Keywords

Mining; Accidents and disasters

Locations

Duckmanton

Library number

7462

Story extras:

Production Documents

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Name

Reuters Archive Licensing: Screen Ocean

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Notes

British Pathe Ltd (qv) also handles the Reuters Historical Collection, which includes the British Paramount, Empire British, Gaumont Graphic and Gaumont British newsreels.

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