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| Picture No | 12699003 |
| Date | 1912 |
| Description | Cadeby Colliery disaster, 1912 - women watching the funeral |
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Women of Cadeby pit village in south Yorkshire, many with children in their arms, watch the funeral of victims of the mine explosion on 9 September 1912. 91 men were killed in total, 38 were workers and the remaining victims were in the rescue party which was devastated by a further explosion.
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| Source | Unattributed photograph in 'The Sphere', 20 July 1912, page 55 |
| Credit | © Illustrated London News Ltd/Mary Evans |
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