It remains the worst mining disaster in British history. At around 8am on 14 October 1913 a methane explosion ripped through Universal colliery in Senghenydd in the Aber valley near Caerphilly, south ...
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The object is an ink well formed from the hoof of a pit pony called Kruger who was killed in the Senghenydd Colliery Disaster 14th October 1913. The event was the worst mining accident in British ...
A MUM has spoken of her heartrending emotional journey learning about a teenage relative who died in Wales’ worst mining disaster. A MUM has spoken of her heartrending emotional journey learning about ...