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Terrible loss of life in a coal mine
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| English ballads > Disasters > Terrible loss of life in a coal mine |
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| Permanent URL | https://digital.nls.uk/74892802 |
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| Description | " ... on Tuesday March 12th, a fearful explosion took place at Unity Brook Pit Kearsley, near Bolton, causing immence [sic] destruction and loss of life 43 men and boys were killed, 26 being married men, who have left 26". The disaster happened on March 12, 1878. First line reads: Down in the coal mine's dismal gloom. In two columns. |
| Shelfmark | Crawford.EB.2033 |
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| Description | Collection of 2,300 broadside ballads, mostly printed in England in the 19th century. Topics range from courtship, crime, disasters and emigration to fashion, theatre, politics, laments sports and old age. Includes ballads on Scotland and Ireland. Part of the Crawford Collections on deposit from the Balcarres Heritage Trust. |
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