Mary Evans Tynewydd Colliery Disaster 1877 12008952

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Picture No	12008952
Date	11th April 1877
Description	Tynewydd Colliery Disaster 1877
Details	'Entombed miners.' Illustration showing the vivid idea of one of the dangers of collier's life. This scene was at Tynewydd pit in the Rhondda Valley, Glamorganshire, northeast of Cardiff. Most miners had just finished their shift and were making their way towards the shaft to be raised, when there was a loud roar, suddenly they could hear rushing water, many miners forced to the bottom of the shaft due to the amount of water, walking through dark tunnels to their escape.
Source	Engraving by Taylor in 'The Cottager and Artisan', July 1877, page 49
Credit	Mary Evans Picture Library
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