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DISASTER PIT

... DISASTER PIT Miner Tells Inquiry `I Went Home Worried' who worked on the morning shift on the day of the disaster at Knockshinnock Castle Colliery, New Cumnock, said at the public inquiry at Ayr to-day that there was a I considerable increase in the amount ...

Published: Wednesday 08 November 1950
Newspaper: Coventry Evening Telegraph
County: Warwickshire, England
Type: | Words: 1036 | Page: 16 | Tags: none

Disaster pit rules were

... Disaster pit rules were Inadequate training of the driver and conductor of an undeground train was pinpointed yesterday as one of the causes of the Bentley colliery tragedy, in which seven miners died. An investigation into the accident by the Government's ...

Published: Thursday 04 October 1979
Newspaper: Birmingham Daily Post
County: Warwickshire, England
Type: | Words: 221 | Page: 5 | Tags: none

Disaster pit men deny negligence

... Disaster pit men deny negligence THREE colliery officials appeared in court. today accused of negligence fotlcwing the Houghton disaster in which five miners died. Mr Brian Wa l sh. preaseut , leading up to that enquiry.' lotions during the nine or 10 ...

Published: Monday 19 July 1976
Newspaper: Coventry Evening Telegraph
County: Warwickshire, England
Type: | Words: 222 | Page: 15 | Tags: none

Disaster pit men deny negligence

... Disaster pit men deny negligence When they acre in the Precinct, they were approached by Domican who grabbed one of the girls by the hair, pulled her into a shop doorway and asked her for a kiss. When she refused and ran off, Domican chased co iery officials ...

Published: Monday 19 July 1976
Newspaper: Coventry Evening Telegraph
County: Warwickshire, England
Type: | Words: 984 | Page: 17 | Tags: none

`We warned of pit disaster danger'

... build up of a pocket of a major disaster were present in Power. Mr. P'red Lee. while disc- gas at the coal face many pits . It is simply a agreement continued between The inquest on the 31 victims miracle this disaster didn't union and management officials ...

Published: Wednesday 19 May 1965
Newspaper: Birmingham Daily Post
County: Warwickshire, England
Type: | Words: 295 | Page: 1 | Tags: none

29 DIE IN SECOND WEST GERMAN PIT DISASTER

... 29 DIE IN SECOND WEST GERMAN PIT DISASTER TWENTY-NINE people were killed in an explosion ' a today in the Sachsen seal pit at Hessen, near Hamm, in the industrial nab, area, the State Economics Ministry North-Rhine Westphalia. West Germany, announced ...

Published: Friday 09 March 1962
Newspaper: Coventry Evening Telegraph
County: Warwickshire, England
Type: | Words: 581 | Page: 46 | Tags: none

NEWDIGATE PIT DISASTER THREE MINERS KILLED TRAIN CRASHES DOWN GRADIENT

... NEWDIGATE PIT DISASTER THREE MINERS KILLED TRAIN CRASHES DOWN GRADIENT I hree miners were killed and 47 injured at e wdigate Collier:i. Reds. orth. earl) on I uesda). when a train of about 30 tubs carrying 106 night-shift workers to the surface ran out ...

Published: Friday 12 June 1953
Newspaper: Nuneaton Chronicle
County: Warwickshire, England
Type: Illustrated | Words: 630 | Page: 1 | Tags: none

SUNDAY MERCURY AUGUST 29 1993 Good Charles Funeral of pit disaster victim THE funeral of the last of the three

... SUNDAY MERCURY AUGUST 29 1993 Good Charles Funeral of pit disaster victim THE funeral of the last of the three miners killed in the Bilsthorpe pit disaster was held yesterday Miners from the colliery were given leave of absence to attend the service at ...

Published: Sunday 29 August 1993
Newspaper: Birmingham Weekly Mercury
County: Warwickshire, England
Type: | Words: 1129 | Page: 2 | Tags: none

Women faint as pit victims are buried Women wept and others fainted as 36 of 263 Bitter Heart mine disaster

... Women faint as pit victims are buried Women wept and others fainted as 36 of 263 Bitter Heart mine disaster victims were buried at the Hilltop Marcinelle Cemetery yesterday. Thousands watched as two lines of military lorries carrying the coffins faced ...

Published: Saturday 18 August 1956
Newspaper: Birmingham Daily Post
County: Warwickshire, England
Type: | Words: 136 | Page: 11 | Tags: none

BADDESLEY --- THE TOP PIT

... structures fecund sometimes bring disaster me =griped beforehand, and miffs mseliines which can hew INNellset a coals day were rekrar of 1860 and the pit emsltdes one major factor s safety. we no such things as _conditions ins pit. Miners Id NMI opens only of ...

Published: Friday 21 September 1973
Newspaper: Atherstone News and Herald
County: Warwickshire, England
Type: | Words: 563 | Page: 21 | Tags: none

COLLIERY DISASTER INQUIRY OPENS

... COLLIERY DISASTER INQUIRY OPENS Evidence of Lack of Water AUSTRALIAN ANTI-RED To Fight Fim BILL AGREED WHEN the public inquiry into the Creswell colliery disaster opened at Creswell, Derbyshire, to-day, all present stood for a moment in Silence in memory ...

Published: Tuesday 17 October 1950
Newspaper: Coventry Evening Telegraph
County: Warwickshire, England
Type: | Words: 1403 | Page: 13 | Tags: none

23-second countdown to a rail disaster?

... farmers and their chickens 100 years back. By early 1964, drilling and test pitting had offered enough encouragement to start preparing an open pit mine. Since ore available to open pit operation is expected to run out in another year or two a £9 , 500,000 ...

Published: Saturday 19 December 1970
Newspaper: Coventry Evening Telegraph
County: Warwickshire, England
Type: | Words: 1392 | Page: 10 | Tags: none