The Pretoria Pit Disaster: A Centenary Account
- ISBN-10
- 1445623919
- ISBN-13
- 9781445623917
- Category
- Technology & Engineering
- Pages
- 144
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2010-11-15
- Publisher
- Amberley Publishing Limited
- Author
- Alan Davies
Description
The dramatic and chilling story of Lancashire's worst coal mining accident, which was also the third worst mining disaster in British history.
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