@BElliottAuthor

Coal mining, Military, Local & family history. Photography. Barnsley. Donny. Welsh links. New book: Miners and the Great War (Pen&Sword)

 Doncaster & Barnsley
Joined January 2023
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Carpenters Arms at Tickhill #Tickhill
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Brian Elliott retweeted
jim dunlop@jimofayrSep 7
On this day in 1950 this rescue brigade from Kilmarnock recue station along with other teams were called to rescue 129 miners trapped underground at the Knockshinnoch Castle mine The first rescue to use breathing apparatus to save 113 lives. Sadly 16 miners were lost
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Brian Elliott retweeted
Stephen Evans@stivevansSep 7
Replying to @jimofayr @coal_legacies @CoalfieldCLP @IanMWelsh @BElliottAuthor
My dad (back row centre) was in the Derbyshire Miners rescue for many years
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Brian Groom@GroomBSep 5
Miners Returning on a Wet Evening (version III), painting by John Elwyn, Welsh artist, 1916-97 (National Museum Cardiff).
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