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Memorial Card for the 1880 Seaham Colliery Disaster

Wednesday, 26 June 2019 18:19

 

Courtesy of Susan Ord whose ancestor William Barrass perished in the explosion.

 

This card is quite unusual because it quotes "166 " unfortunate miners were killed

when in fact there were 164 men and boys killed.

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