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MEMORIAL: Former miner Tom Wood at the site of the former Felling Colliery TOM WOOD is leading a campaign to commemorate a Tyneside pit disaster that killed 91 people nearly 200 years ago. KIM CARMICHAEL spoke to him.
What is your campaign all about? In 1812, one of the first major pit disasters in Britain killed 91 men and boys at Brandling Colliery, now known as Felling Colliery, in Gateshead. I want to create a memorial to their lives.See the full content of this document
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Memorial: Former Miner Tom Wood [ ... ] ; in the News
How did you find out about the disaster? As a former miner myself...
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