Tynewydd Colliery disaster, near Pontypridd, Wales
Tynewydd Colliery disaster, near Pontypridd, Wales. The mine unexpectedly flooded on the afternoon of 11 April 1877. During the rescue operation, one of the managers stands on a wooden crate to speak to crowds of people gathered on the hillside
Picture No
10956252
Media ID
48224050
Size
5225px x 3784px
(7.6MB)
Credit
© The Sharp Illustration Collection / Mary Evans Picture Library
Source
Illustration in Heroes of Britain in Peace and War, by Edwin Hodder, 1878-1880
Date
1877
