Working Class History on Nostr: #OtD 16 Jan 1862 the New Hartley coal mine disaster took place in the UK killing 204 ...

#OtD 16 Jan 1862 the New Hartley coal mine disaster took place in the UK killing 204 when the exit shaft was blocked. The resulting outrage forced the govt to require two shafts for each pit. Commemorated in a poem by miner poet Joseph Skipsey in our pod: https://workingclasshistory.com/podcast/wcl-e2-joseph-skipsey-poet-and-pitman/