Gresford Disaster, 1934 - Failed Rescue Operation

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Archive film of the rescue operation from the Gresford mining disaster of 1934.

Archive film with Stuart Hibberd's BBC radio news reports from the Gresford colliery disaster of 1934 where 266 men died, focusing on the rescue operation and the final sealing of Gresford Pit. Mention is made of the subsequent enquiry.
From: Coal Stories Gresford
First broadcast : 15 November 2007

Teachers' notes

Age Group : 7-9,9-11,11-14

Subject : History, Media Studies

Topic : Industrial Wales and Britain, Archive, TV news

Keywords : Coal industry

Notes : This clip can be used as a stimulus for imaginative work on a colliery disaster. Media studies - Explore the use of archive in a news report

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