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| Date: | 16 Jan 1862 |
| Colliery: | New Hartley |
| Cause: | Trapped underground |
| Lives Lost: | 204 |
Memorial: 1862 New Hartley Colliery Disaster
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Memorial: 1862 New Hartley Colliery Disaster
Memorial Garden at the Hester Pit Shaft
The Hartley Disaster
In memory of the 204 men and boys
who perished in the disaster
at HESTER PIT, New Hartley
on 16th January, 1862
Unveiled by
Mr. J. GORMLEY, President, N.U.M.
on 18th January, 1976
(Courtesy of Bob Dunn © 2003)
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