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Gresford disaster

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The Gresford disaster occurred on 22 September 1934 at Gresford Colliery, Gresford, near Wrexham, in northeast Wales, when an explosion killed 266 men and boys. [1]

23 relations: Darland High School, Firedamp, Freedom Fields, Geoff Charles, Gresford, Gresford Colliery, Henry Walker (mines inspector), Joe Hall (trade unionist), List of accidents and disasters by death toll, List of disasters in Great Britain and Ireland by death toll, Miners' Federation of Great Britain, Mining accident, North Wales Miners' Association, Pandy, Wrexham, Radio Academy Awards, Rise Up Like the Sun, Robert Saint, September 1934, September 22, 1934, 1934 in the United Kingdom, 1934 in Wales, 1982 in Wales.

Darland High School

Darland High School is a mixed, non-denominational high school in Rossett, Wales, established in 1958.

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Firedamp

Firedamp is flammable gas found in coal mines.

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Freedom Fields

Freedom Fields is an album by Seth Lakeman released twice in 2006.

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Geoff Charles

Geoff Charles (28 January 1909 – 7 March 2002) was a Welsh photojournalist.

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Gresford

Gresford (Gresffordd) is a village and a local government community, the lowest tier of local government, part of Wrexham County Borough in Wales.

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Gresford Colliery

Gresford Colliery was a coal mine located a mile from the North Wales village of Gresford, near Wrexham.

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Henry Walker (mines inspector)

Sir Henry Walker CBE (17 March 1873 – 3 August 1954) was the Chief Inspector of Mines for Great Britain in the 1930s, most notable for leading the enquiry into the Gresford Colliery Disaster of 1934.

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Joe Hall (trade unionist)

Joseph Arthur Hall (26 July 1887 – 28 May 1964) was a British trade unionist.

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List of accidents and disasters by death toll

This is a list of accidents and disasters by death toll.

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List of disasters in Great Britain and Ireland by death toll

The following list of disasters in Great Britain and Ireland is a list of major disasters (excluding acts of war but including acts of terrorism) which relate to the United Kingdom since 1801, or the states that preceded it (England and Wales and Scotland before 1707, Ireland and Great Britain from 1707 to 1800), or involved their citizens, in a definable incident or accident such as a shipwreck, where the loss of life was forty or more.

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Miners' Federation of Great Britain

The Miners' Federation of Great Britain (MFGB) was established after a meeting of local mining trade unions in Newport, Wales in 1888.

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Mining accident

A mining accident is an accident that occurs during the process of mining minerals.

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North Wales Miners' Association

The North Wales Miners' Association was a trade union representing coal miners in Wales.

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Pandy, Wrexham

The Pandy (Welsh Y Pandy, meaning the fulling mill) is a village near Gwersyllt and Rhosrobin in the borough of Wrexham.

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Radio Academy Awards

The Radio Academy Awards, started in 1983, were the most prestigious awards in the British radio industry.

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Rise Up Like the Sun

Rise Up Like The Sun is a British folk rock album released in 1978 by The Albion Band.

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Robert Saint

Robert Saint (1905–1950) was a composer and musician from Hebburn, South Tyneside, best known for his 1930s brass band composition "Gresford", about the Gresford disaster and known as "The Miner's Hymn".

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September 1934

The following events occurred in September 1934.

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September 22

It is frequently the day of the autumnal equinox in the Northern Hemisphere and the day of the vernal equinox in the Southern Hemisphere.

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1934

No description.

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1934 in the United Kingdom

Events from the year 1934 in the United Kingdom.

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1934 in Wales

This article is about the particular significance of the year 1934 to Wales and its people.

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1982 in Wales

This article is about the particular significance of the year 1982 to Wales and its people.

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Gresford Colliery Disaster, Gresford Disaster, Gresford Mining Disaster, Gresford isaster.

References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gresford_disaster

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