WHISTON. Whiston, Lancashire. 17th. February, 1878. The explosion occurred at 1 p.m. on a Sunday afternoon at the colliery owned by the Wigan and Whiston Colliery Company and caused the death of seven people and

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Date: 2010-06-25 11:20:19 Irwell Valley Mining in England Oaks explosion Bedford Colliery Disaster Geography of the United Kingdom Mining in the United Kingdom Counties of England		WHISTON. Whiston, Lancashire. 17th. February, 1878. The explosion occurred at 1 p.m. on a Sunday afternoon at the colliery owned by the Wigan and Whiston Colliery Company and caused the death of seven people and Document is deleted from original location. Use the Download Button below to download from the Web Archive. Download Document from Web Archive File Size: 406,37 KB

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