Picture No | 10102680 |
Date | 1862 |
Description | Hartley Colliery disaster 1862 |
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A bereaved family gather round to read a letter of sympathy from Queen Victoria, following the appalling loss of life in the mining disaster. 204 miners were killed.
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Source | Unattributed engraving after a painting by H.J.Emmerson |
Credit | Mary Evans Picture Library |
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