Category:Senghenydd colliery disaster

**Senghenydd Colliery Disaster**
	Mining explosion in 1913
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Instance of	mining accident;
Location	Universal Colliery
Point in time	14 October 1913;
Number of deaths	439;
	51° 36′ 41.04″ N, 3° 16′ 52.68″ W
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English: The Senghenydd colliery disaster, also known as the Senghenydd explosion (Tanchwa Senghennydd in Welsh), occurred in Senghenydd, near Caerphilly, Glamorgan, Wales, on 14 October 1913. The explosion, caused by firedamp (methane), killed 439 coal miners and one rescuer. As at 2016, it is the worst mining accident in the United Kingdom, and one of the most serious globally in terms of loss of life.

Subcategories

This category has the following 2 subcategories, out of 2 total.

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Senghenydd mine disaster postcards from NLW (22 F)

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Welsh National Mining Memorial (12 F)

Media in category "Senghenydd colliery disaster"

The following 40 files are in this category, out of 40 total.

Cardiff mine disaster LCCN2014694503.jpg 5,773 × 4,178; 2.15 MB
Cardiff mine disaster LCCN2014694503.tif 5,773 × 4,178; 23.01 MB
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Memorial of Senghenydd mining disaster - geograph.org.uk - 538677.jpg 640 × 480; 113 KB
Mijnramp, SFA022808874.jpg 3,534 × 2,174; 1.28 MB
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Mining disasters memorial outside Nant y Parc Primary School, Senghenydd - geograph.org.uk - 2920398.jpg 640 × 525; 98 KB
Rescuers from Rhymney, who assisted at the Senghenydd disaster, 1913.jpg 1,076 × 763; 293 KB
Senghenydd Colliery Disaster.jpg 955 × 625; 124 KB
Senghenydd Explosion Report map.jpeg 5,555 × 4,683; 24.76 MB
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Universal Colliery Disaster Memorial - geograph.org.uk - 5738305.jpg 5,179 × 3,451; 5.07 MB