Tragedy Hangs over Lancashire Colliery

Series

Series Name
British Movietone Gazette

Issue

Issue No.
256A
Date Released
30 Apr 1934
Stories in this Issue:

Story

Story No. within this Issue
2 / 4
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Tragedy in Lancashire Colliery. DESCRIPTION: Anxious crowds wait at Leigh pit-head following disastrous explosion causing five deaths. SHOTLIST: General shots of the pithead with crowds waiting. Groups of women with children in their arms. Pithead wheel stationary. Ambulance leaving the mine, passing the people waiting in street.
Keywords
Buildings and structures; Vehicles; Industry and manufacture; Mining; Accidents and disasters
Footage sources
Movietone
Card file number
2891
Length of story (in feet)
81
Story extras:
Film clip

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'Tragedy Hangs over Lancashire Colliery', British Movietone Gazette Issue No. 256A, 30 Apr 1934. https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/newsonscreen/search/index.php/story/1615 (Accessed 01 Feb 2025)