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Re: Wardley colliery

Posted by Norman on 15/1/2026, 1:40 pm, in reply to "Wardley colliery"

Wardley Colliery opened in 1855 and there was never any disasters there eg gas explosions, but a lot of men died in accidents.
In later years Wardley & the nearby 1901 opened colliery Follonsby were ran as one and they never had explosions either but quite a lot of accidental deaths.

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