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Inspection of Ellington Colliery's K12 main gate near the pit's most productive long wall face, with debris on the belt which normally carries coal out. Pressure has lowered the roof by nearly three-feet, trapping conveyor equipment and hydraulic pumps, claims the National Coal Board amid concerns of deteriorating conditions during the eight-month miners' strike. Stock Photohttps://www.alamy.com/image-license-details/?v=1https://www.alamy.com/stock-photo-inspection-of-ellington-collierys-k12-main-gate-near-the-pits-most-107436416.htmlRMG6P46T–Inspection of Ellington Colliery's K12 main gate near the pit's most productive long wall face, with debris on the belt which normally carries coal out. Pressure has lowered the roof by nearly three-feet, trapping conveyor equipment and hydraulic pumps, claims the National Coal Board amid concerns of deteriorating conditions during the eight-month miners' strike.
![The Fatal Accident at New Hartley Colliery: Mr. Thomas Watson, Pitman, 1862. The Hartley Colliery disaster was a coal mining accident in Northumberland, England, that occurred on 16 January 1862 and resulted in the deaths of 204 men and children. The beam of the pit's pumping engine broke and fell down the shaft, trapping the men below. The disaster prompted a change in British law that required all collieries to have at least two independent means of escape. From "Illustrated London News", 1862. Stock Photo](https://c8.alamy.com/comp/2WG0HKE/the-fatal-accident-at-new-hartley-colliery-mr-thomas-watson-pitman-1862-the-hartley-colliery-disaster-was-a-coal-mining-accident-in-northumberland-england-that-occurred-on-16-january-1862-and-resulted-in-the-deaths-of-204-men-and-children-the-beam-of-the-pits-pumping-engine-broke-and-fell-down-the-shaft-trapping-the-men-below-the-disaster-prompted-a-change-in-british-law-that-required-all-collieries-to-have-at-least-two-independent-means-of-escape-from-quotillustrated-london-newsquot-1862-2WG0HKE.jpg "The Fatal Accident at New Hartley Colliery: Mr. Thomas Watson, Pitman, 1862. The Hartley Colliery disaster was a coal mining accident in Northumberland, England, that occurred on 16 January 1862 and resulted in the deaths of 204 men and children. The beam of the pit's pumping engine broke and fell down the shaft, trapping the men below. The disaster prompted a change in British law that required all collieries to have at least two independent means of escape. From "Illustrated London News", 1862. Stock Photo")
The Fatal Accident at New Hartley Colliery: Mr. Thomas Watson, Pitman, 1862. The Hartley Colliery disaster was a coal mining accident in Northumberland, England, that occurred on 16 January 1862 and resulted in the deaths of 204 men and children. The beam of the pit's pumping engine broke and fell down the shaft, trapping the men below. The disaster prompted a change in British law that required all collieries to have at least two independent means of escape. From "Illustrated London News", 1862. Stock Photohttps://www.alamy.com/image-license-details/?v=1https://www.alamy.com/the-fatal-accident-at-new-hartley-colliery-mr-thomas-watson-pitman-1862-the-hartley-colliery-disaster-was-a-coal-mining-accident-in-northumberland-england-that-occurred-on-16-january-1862-and-resulted-in-the-deaths-of-204-men-and-children-the-beam-of-the-pits-pumping-engine-broke-and-fell-down-the-shaft-trapping-the-men-below-the-disaster-prompted-a-change-in-british-law-that-required-all-collieries-to-have-at-least-two-independent-means-of-escape-from-quotillustrated-london-newsquot-1862-image595000882.htmlRM2WG0HKE–The Fatal Accident at New Hartley Colliery: Mr. Thomas Watson, Pitman, 1862. The Hartley Colliery disaster was a coal mining accident in Northumberland, England, that occurred on 16 January 1862 and resulted in the deaths of 204 men and children. The beam of the pit's pumping engine broke and fell down the shaft, trapping the men below. The disaster prompted a change in British law that required all collieries to have at least two independent means of escape. From "Illustrated London News", 1862.
Crescent Moon above mercury vapour moth trap beside flooded former gravel pit habitat night Priory Water Nature Reserve Stock Photohttps://www.alamy.com/image-license-details/?v=1https://www.alamy.com/stock-photo-crescent-moon-above-mercury-vapour-moth-trap-beside-flooded-former-47787601.htmlRMCNMWG1–Crescent Moon above mercury vapour moth trap beside flooded former gravel pit habitat night Priory Water Nature Reserve
![The Fatal Accident at New Hartley Colliery: Mr. David Wilkinson, Master Sinker, 1862. The Hartley Colliery disaster was a coal mining accident in Northumberland, England, that occurred on 16 January 1862 and resulted in the deaths of 204 men and children. The beam of the pit's pumping engine broke and fell down the shaft, trapping the men below. The disaster prompted a change in British law that required all collieries to have at least two independent means of escape. From "Illustrated London News", 1862. Stock Photo](https://c8.alamy.com/comp/2WG0HKA/the-fatal-accident-at-new-hartley-colliery-mr-david-wilkinson-master-sinker-1862-the-hartley-colliery-disaster-was-a-coal-mining-accident-in-northumberland-england-that-occurred-on-16-january-1862-and-resulted-in-the-deaths-of-204-men-and-children-the-beam-of-the-pits-pumping-engine-broke-and-fell-down-the-shaft-trapping-the-men-below-the-disaster-prompted-a-change-in-british-law-that-required-all-collieries-to-have-at-least-two-independent-means-of-escape-from-quotillustrated-london-newsquot-1862-2WG0HKA.jpg "The Fatal Accident at New Hartley Colliery: Mr. David Wilkinson, Master Sinker, 1862. The Hartley Colliery disaster was a coal mining accident in Northumberland, England, that occurred on 16 January 1862 and resulted in the deaths of 204 men and children. The beam of the pit's pumping engine broke and fell down the shaft, trapping the men below. The disaster prompted a change in British law that required all collieries to have at least two independent means of escape. From "Illustrated London News", 1862. Stock Photo")
The Fatal Accident at New Hartley Colliery: Mr. David Wilkinson, Master Sinker, 1862. The Hartley Colliery disaster was a coal mining accident in Northumberland, England, that occurred on 16 January 1862 and resulted in the deaths of 204 men and children. The beam of the pit's pumping engine broke and fell down the shaft, trapping the men below. The disaster prompted a change in British law that required all collieries to have at least two independent means of escape. From "Illustrated London News", 1862. Stock Photohttps://www.alamy.com/image-license-details/?v=1https://www.alamy.com/the-fatal-accident-at-new-hartley-colliery-mr-david-wilkinson-master-sinker-1862-the-hartley-colliery-disaster-was-a-coal-mining-accident-in-northumberland-england-that-occurred-on-16-january-1862-and-resulted-in-the-deaths-of-204-men-and-children-the-beam-of-the-pits-pumping-engine-broke-and-fell-down-the-shaft-trapping-the-men-below-the-disaster-prompted-a-change-in-british-law-that-required-all-collieries-to-have-at-least-two-independent-means-of-escape-from-quotillustrated-london-newsquot-1862-image595000878.htmlRM2WG0HKA–The Fatal Accident at New Hartley Colliery: Mr. David Wilkinson, Master Sinker, 1862. The Hartley Colliery disaster was a coal mining accident in Northumberland, England, that occurred on 16 January 1862 and resulted in the deaths of 204 men and children. The beam of the pit's pumping engine broke and fell down the shaft, trapping the men below. The disaster prompted a change in British law that required all collieries to have at least two independent means of escape. From "Illustrated London News", 1862.
Poacher trap in tropical montane forest, Nyungwe Forest N.P., Albertine Rift, Rwanda, october Stock Photohttps://www.alamy.com/image-license-details/?v=1https://www.alamy.com/stock-photo-poacher-trap-in-tropical-montane-forest-nyungwe-forest-np-albertine-52974055.htmlRMD254XF–Poacher trap in tropical montane forest, Nyungwe Forest N.P., Albertine Rift, Rwanda, october
![The Fatal Accident at New Hartley Colliery: removal of the coffins containing the bodies, 1862. The Hartley Colliery disaster was a coal mining accident in Northumberland, England, that occurred on 16 January 1862 and resulted in the deaths of 204 men and children. The beam of the pit's pumping engine broke and fell down the shaft, trapping the men below. The disaster prompted a change in British law that required all collieries to have at least two independent means of escape. From "Illustrated London News", 1862. Stock Photo](https://c8.alamy.com/comp/2WG0HM4/the-fatal-accident-at-new-hartley-colliery-removal-of-the-coffins-containing-the-bodies-1862-the-hartley-colliery-disaster-was-a-coal-mining-accident-in-northumberland-england-that-occurred-on-16-january-1862-and-resulted-in-the-deaths-of-204-men-and-children-the-beam-of-the-pits-pumping-engine-broke-and-fell-down-the-shaft-trapping-the-men-below-the-disaster-prompted-a-change-in-british-law-that-required-all-collieries-to-have-at-least-two-independent-means-of-escape-from-quotillustrated-london-newsquot-1862-2WG0HM4.jpg "The Fatal Accident at New Hartley Colliery: removal of the coffins containing the bodies, 1862. The Hartley Colliery disaster was a coal mining accident in Northumberland, England, that occurred on 16 January 1862 and resulted in the deaths of 204 men and children. The beam of the pit's pumping engine broke and fell down the shaft, trapping the men below. The disaster prompted a change in British law that required all collieries to have at least two independent means of escape. From "Illustrated London News", 1862. Stock Photo")
The Fatal Accident at New Hartley Colliery: removal of the coffins containing the bodies, 1862. The Hartley Colliery disaster was a coal mining accident in Northumberland, England, that occurred on 16 January 1862 and resulted in the deaths of 204 men and children. The beam of the pit's pumping engine broke and fell down the shaft, trapping the men below. The disaster prompted a change in British law that required all collieries to have at least two independent means of escape. From "Illustrated London News", 1862. Stock Photohttps://www.alamy.com/image-license-details/?v=1https://www.alamy.com/the-fatal-accident-at-new-hartley-colliery-removal-of-the-coffins-containing-the-bodies-1862-the-hartley-colliery-disaster-was-a-coal-mining-accident-in-northumberland-england-that-occurred-on-16-january-1862-and-resulted-in-the-deaths-of-204-men-and-children-the-beam-of-the-pits-pumping-engine-broke-and-fell-down-the-shaft-trapping-the-men-below-the-disaster-prompted-a-change-in-british-law-that-required-all-collieries-to-have-at-least-two-independent-means-of-escape-from-quotillustrated-london-newsquot-1862-image595000900.htmlRM2WG0HM4–The Fatal Accident at New Hartley Colliery: removal of the coffins containing the bodies, 1862. The Hartley Colliery disaster was a coal mining accident in Northumberland, England, that occurred on 16 January 1862 and resulted in the deaths of 204 men and children. The beam of the pit's pumping engine broke and fell down the shaft, trapping the men below. The disaster prompted a change in British law that required all collieries to have at least two independent means of escape. From "Illustrated London News", 1862.
![The Fatal Accident at New Hartley Colliery: Mr. Emerson, Master Sinker, 1862. The Hartley Colliery disaster was a coal mining accident in Northumberland, England, that occurred on 16 January 1862 and resulted in the deaths of 204 men and children. The beam of the pit's pumping engine broke and fell down the shaft, trapping the men below. The disaster prompted a change in British law that required all collieries to have at least two independent means of escape. From "Illustrated London News", 1862. Stock Photo](https://c8.alamy.com/comp/2WG0HKH/the-fatal-accident-at-new-hartley-colliery-mr-emerson-master-sinker-1862-the-hartley-colliery-disaster-was-a-coal-mining-accident-in-northumberland-england-that-occurred-on-16-january-1862-and-resulted-in-the-deaths-of-204-men-and-children-the-beam-of-the-pits-pumping-engine-broke-and-fell-down-the-shaft-trapping-the-men-below-the-disaster-prompted-a-change-in-british-law-that-required-all-collieries-to-have-at-least-two-independent-means-of-escape-from-quotillustrated-london-newsquot-1862-2WG0HKH.jpg "The Fatal Accident at New Hartley Colliery: Mr. Emerson, Master Sinker, 1862. The Hartley Colliery disaster was a coal mining accident in Northumberland, England, that occurred on 16 January 1862 and resulted in the deaths of 204 men and children. The beam of the pit's pumping engine broke and fell down the shaft, trapping the men below. The disaster prompted a change in British law that required all collieries to have at least two independent means of escape. From "Illustrated London News", 1862. Stock Photo")
The Fatal Accident at New Hartley Colliery: Mr. Emerson, Master Sinker, 1862. The Hartley Colliery disaster was a coal mining accident in Northumberland, England, that occurred on 16 January 1862 and resulted in the deaths of 204 men and children. The beam of the pit's pumping engine broke and fell down the shaft, trapping the men below. The disaster prompted a change in British law that required all collieries to have at least two independent means of escape. From "Illustrated London News", 1862. Stock Photohttps://www.alamy.com/image-license-details/?v=1https://www.alamy.com/the-fatal-accident-at-new-hartley-colliery-mr-emerson-master-sinker-1862-the-hartley-colliery-disaster-was-a-coal-mining-accident-in-northumberland-england-that-occurred-on-16-january-1862-and-resulted-in-the-deaths-of-204-men-and-children-the-beam-of-the-pits-pumping-engine-broke-and-fell-down-the-shaft-trapping-the-men-below-the-disaster-prompted-a-change-in-british-law-that-required-all-collieries-to-have-at-least-two-independent-means-of-escape-from-quotillustrated-london-newsquot-1862-image595000885.htmlRM2WG0HKH–The Fatal Accident at New Hartley Colliery: Mr. Emerson, Master Sinker, 1862. The Hartley Colliery disaster was a coal mining accident in Northumberland, England, that occurred on 16 January 1862 and resulted in the deaths of 204 men and children. The beam of the pit's pumping engine broke and fell down the shaft, trapping the men below. The disaster prompted a change in British law that required all collieries to have at least two independent means of escape. From "Illustrated London News", 1862.
![The Fatal Accident at New Hartley Colliery: Mr. Robert Turnbull, Pitmen's Deputy, 1862. The Hartley Colliery disaster was a coal mining accident in Northumberland, England, that occurred on 16 January 1862 and resulted in the deaths of 204 men and children. The beam of the pit's pumping engine broke and fell down the shaft, trapping the men below. The disaster prompted a change in British law that required all collieries to have at least two independent means of escape. From "Illustrated London News", 1862. Stock Photo](https://c8.alamy.com/comp/2WG0HK0/the-fatal-accident-at-new-hartley-colliery-mr-robert-turnbull-pitmens-deputy-1862-the-hartley-colliery-disaster-was-a-coal-mining-accident-in-northumberland-england-that-occurred-on-16-january-1862-and-resulted-in-the-deaths-of-204-men-and-children-the-beam-of-the-pits-pumping-engine-broke-and-fell-down-the-shaft-trapping-the-men-below-the-disaster-prompted-a-change-in-british-law-that-required-all-collieries-to-have-at-least-two-independent-means-of-escape-from-quotillustrated-london-newsquot-1862-2WG0HK0.jpg "The Fatal Accident at New Hartley Colliery: Mr. Robert Turnbull, Pitmen's Deputy, 1862. The Hartley Colliery disaster was a coal mining accident in Northumberland, England, that occurred on 16 January 1862 and resulted in the deaths of 204 men and children. The beam of the pit's pumping engine broke and fell down the shaft, trapping the men below. The disaster prompted a change in British law that required all collieries to have at least two independent means of escape. From "Illustrated London News", 1862. Stock Photo")
The Fatal Accident at New Hartley Colliery: Mr. Robert Turnbull, Pitmen's Deputy, 1862. The Hartley Colliery disaster was a coal mining accident in Northumberland, England, that occurred on 16 January 1862 and resulted in the deaths of 204 men and children. The beam of the pit's pumping engine broke and fell down the shaft, trapping the men below. The disaster prompted a change in British law that required all collieries to have at least two independent means of escape. From "Illustrated London News", 1862. Stock Photohttps://www.alamy.com/image-license-details/?v=1https://www.alamy.com/the-fatal-accident-at-new-hartley-colliery-mr-robert-turnbull-pitmens-deputy-1862-the-hartley-colliery-disaster-was-a-coal-mining-accident-in-northumberland-england-that-occurred-on-16-january-1862-and-resulted-in-the-deaths-of-204-men-and-children-the-beam-of-the-pits-pumping-engine-broke-and-fell-down-the-shaft-trapping-the-men-below-the-disaster-prompted-a-change-in-british-law-that-required-all-collieries-to-have-at-least-two-independent-means-of-escape-from-quotillustrated-london-newsquot-1862-image595000868.htmlRM2WG0HK0–The Fatal Accident at New Hartley Colliery: Mr. Robert Turnbull, Pitmen's Deputy, 1862. The Hartley Colliery disaster was a coal mining accident in Northumberland, England, that occurred on 16 January 1862 and resulted in the deaths of 204 men and children. The beam of the pit's pumping engine broke and fell down the shaft, trapping the men below. The disaster prompted a change in British law that required all collieries to have at least two independent means of escape. From "Illustrated London News", 1862.
![The Fatal Accident at New Hartley Colliery: Mr. William Shields, Master Sinker, 1862. The Hartley Colliery disaster was a coal mining accident in Northumberland, England, that occurred on 16 January 1862 and resulted in the deaths of 204 men and children. The beam of the pit's pumping engine broke and fell down the shaft, trapping the men below. The disaster prompted a change in British law that required all collieries to have at least two independent means of escape. From "Illustrated London News", 1862. Stock Photo](https://c8.alamy.com/comp/2WG0HMB/the-fatal-accident-at-new-hartley-colliery-mr-william-shields-master-sinker-1862-the-hartley-colliery-disaster-was-a-coal-mining-accident-in-northumberland-england-that-occurred-on-16-january-1862-and-resulted-in-the-deaths-of-204-men-and-children-the-beam-of-the-pits-pumping-engine-broke-and-fell-down-the-shaft-trapping-the-men-below-the-disaster-prompted-a-change-in-british-law-that-required-all-collieries-to-have-at-least-two-independent-means-of-escape-from-quotillustrated-london-newsquot-1862-2WG0HMB.jpg "The Fatal Accident at New Hartley Colliery: Mr. William Shields, Master Sinker, 1862. The Hartley Colliery disaster was a coal mining accident in Northumberland, England, that occurred on 16 January 1862 and resulted in the deaths of 204 men and children. The beam of the pit's pumping engine broke and fell down the shaft, trapping the men below. The disaster prompted a change in British law that required all collieries to have at least two independent means of escape. From "Illustrated London News", 1862. Stock Photo")
The Fatal Accident at New Hartley Colliery: Mr. William Shields, Master Sinker, 1862. The Hartley Colliery disaster was a coal mining accident in Northumberland, England, that occurred on 16 January 1862 and resulted in the deaths of 204 men and children. The beam of the pit's pumping engine broke and fell down the shaft, trapping the men below. The disaster prompted a change in British law that required all collieries to have at least two independent means of escape. From "Illustrated London News", 1862. Stock Photohttps://www.alamy.com/image-license-details/?v=1https://www.alamy.com/the-fatal-accident-at-new-hartley-colliery-mr-william-shields-master-sinker-1862-the-hartley-colliery-disaster-was-a-coal-mining-accident-in-northumberland-england-that-occurred-on-16-january-1862-and-resulted-in-the-deaths-of-204-men-and-children-the-beam-of-the-pits-pumping-engine-broke-and-fell-down-the-shaft-trapping-the-men-below-the-disaster-prompted-a-change-in-british-law-that-required-all-collieries-to-have-at-least-two-independent-means-of-escape-from-quotillustrated-london-newsquot-1862-image595000907.htmlRM2WG0HMB–The Fatal Accident at New Hartley Colliery: Mr. William Shields, Master Sinker, 1862. The Hartley Colliery disaster was a coal mining accident in Northumberland, England, that occurred on 16 January 1862 and resulted in the deaths of 204 men and children. The beam of the pit's pumping engine broke and fell down the shaft, trapping the men below. The disaster prompted a change in British law that required all collieries to have at least two independent means of escape. From "Illustrated London News", 1862.
![The Fatal Accident at New Hartley Colliery: Mr. Coulson, Superintendent of the Exploring Party, 1862. The Hartley Colliery disaster was a coal mining accident in Northumberland, England, that occurred on 16 January 1862 and resulted in the deaths of 204 men and children. The beam of the pit's pumping engine broke and fell down the shaft, trapping the men below. The disaster prompted a change in British law that required all collieries to have at least two independent means of escape. From "Illustrated London News", 1862. Stock Photo](https://c8.alamy.com/comp/2WG0HJY/the-fatal-accident-at-new-hartley-colliery-mr-coulson-superintendent-of-the-exploring-party-1862-the-hartley-colliery-disaster-was-a-coal-mining-accident-in-northumberland-england-that-occurred-on-16-january-1862-and-resulted-in-the-deaths-of-204-men-and-children-the-beam-of-the-pits-pumping-engine-broke-and-fell-down-the-shaft-trapping-the-men-below-the-disaster-prompted-a-change-in-british-law-that-required-all-collieries-to-have-at-least-two-independent-means-of-escape-from-quotillustrated-london-newsquot-1862-2WG0HJY.jpg "The Fatal Accident at New Hartley Colliery: Mr. Coulson, Superintendent of the Exploring Party, 1862. The Hartley Colliery disaster was a coal mining accident in Northumberland, England, that occurred on 16 January 1862 and resulted in the deaths of 204 men and children. The beam of the pit's pumping engine broke and fell down the shaft, trapping the men below. The disaster prompted a change in British law that required all collieries to have at least two independent means of escape. From "Illustrated London News", 1862. Stock Photo")
The Fatal Accident at New Hartley Colliery: Mr. Coulson, Superintendent of the Exploring Party, 1862. The Hartley Colliery disaster was a coal mining accident in Northumberland, England, that occurred on 16 January 1862 and resulted in the deaths of 204 men and children. The beam of the pit's pumping engine broke and fell down the shaft, trapping the men below. The disaster prompted a change in British law that required all collieries to have at least two independent means of escape. From "Illustrated London News", 1862. Stock Photohttps://www.alamy.com/image-license-details/?v=1https://www.alamy.com/the-fatal-accident-at-new-hartley-colliery-mr-coulson-superintendent-of-the-exploring-party-1862-the-hartley-colliery-disaster-was-a-coal-mining-accident-in-northumberland-england-that-occurred-on-16-january-1862-and-resulted-in-the-deaths-of-204-men-and-children-the-beam-of-the-pits-pumping-engine-broke-and-fell-down-the-shaft-trapping-the-men-below-the-disaster-prompted-a-change-in-british-law-that-required-all-collieries-to-have-at-least-two-independent-means-of-escape-from-quotillustrated-london-newsquot-1862-image595000867.htmlRM2WG0HJY–The Fatal Accident at New Hartley Colliery: Mr. Coulson, Superintendent of the Exploring Party, 1862. The Hartley Colliery disaster was a coal mining accident in Northumberland, England, that occurred on 16 January 1862 and resulted in the deaths of 204 men and children. The beam of the pit's pumping engine broke and fell down the shaft, trapping the men below. The disaster prompted a change in British law that required all collieries to have at least two independent means of escape. From "Illustrated London News", 1862.
![The Fatal Accident at New Hartley Colliery: view from the railway, taken shortly after the catastrophe, 1862. The Hartley Colliery disaster was a coal mining accident in Northumberland, England, that occurred on 16 January 1862 and resulted in the deaths of 204 men and children. The beam of the pit's pumping engine broke and fell down the shaft, trapping the men below. The disaster prompted a change in British law that required all collieries to have at least two independent means of escape. From "Illustrated London News", 1862. Stock Photo](https://c8.alamy.com/comp/2WG0HMD/the-fatal-accident-at-new-hartley-colliery-view-from-the-railway-taken-shortly-after-the-catastrophe-1862-the-hartley-colliery-disaster-was-a-coal-mining-accident-in-northumberland-england-that-occurred-on-16-january-1862-and-resulted-in-the-deaths-of-204-men-and-children-the-beam-of-the-pits-pumping-engine-broke-and-fell-down-the-shaft-trapping-the-men-below-the-disaster-prompted-a-change-in-british-law-that-required-all-collieries-to-have-at-least-two-independent-means-of-escape-from-quotillustrated-london-newsquot-1862-2WG0HMD.jpg "The Fatal Accident at New Hartley Colliery: view from the railway, taken shortly after the catastrophe, 1862. The Hartley Colliery disaster was a coal mining accident in Northumberland, England, that occurred on 16 January 1862 and resulted in the deaths of 204 men and children. The beam of the pit's pumping engine broke and fell down the shaft, trapping the men below. The disaster prompted a change in British law that required all collieries to have at least two independent means of escape. From "Illustrated London News", 1862. Stock Photo")
The Fatal Accident at New Hartley Colliery: view from the railway, taken shortly after the catastrophe, 1862. The Hartley Colliery disaster was a coal mining accident in Northumberland, England, that occurred on 16 January 1862 and resulted in the deaths of 204 men and children. The beam of the pit's pumping engine broke and fell down the shaft, trapping the men below. The disaster prompted a change in British law that required all collieries to have at least two independent means of escape. From "Illustrated London News", 1862. Stock Photohttps://www.alamy.com/image-license-details/?v=1https://www.alamy.com/the-fatal-accident-at-new-hartley-colliery-view-from-the-railway-taken-shortly-after-the-catastrophe-1862-the-hartley-colliery-disaster-was-a-coal-mining-accident-in-northumberland-england-that-occurred-on-16-january-1862-and-resulted-in-the-deaths-of-204-men-and-children-the-beam-of-the-pits-pumping-engine-broke-and-fell-down-the-shaft-trapping-the-men-below-the-disaster-prompted-a-change-in-british-law-that-required-all-collieries-to-have-at-least-two-independent-means-of-escape-from-quotillustrated-london-newsquot-1862-image595000909.htmlRM2WG0HMD–The Fatal Accident at New Hartley Colliery: view from the railway, taken shortly after the catastrophe, 1862. The Hartley Colliery disaster was a coal mining accident in Northumberland, England, that occurred on 16 January 1862 and resulted in the deaths of 204 men and children. The beam of the pit's pumping engine broke and fell down the shaft, trapping the men below. The disaster prompted a change in British law that required all collieries to have at least two independent means of escape. From "Illustrated London News", 1862.
