Gresford : the anatomy of a disaster / Stanley Williamson.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Williamson, Stanley.

Series:

Liverpool Science Fiction Texts

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Coal mine accidents--Wales--Gresford--History--20th century.

Coal mine accidents.

Mine explosions--Wales--Gresford--History--20th century.

Mine explosions.

Coal mine accidents--Wales--Gresford--History.

Coal mines and mining--Wales--Gresford--History.

Coal mines and mining.

Gresford (Wales)--History.

Gresford (Wales).

Physical Description:

1 online resource (243 pages) : digital, PDF file(s).

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Liverpool : Liverpool University Press, 1999.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

The worst disaster of the North Wales coalfield – one of the worst in the history of the British mining industry – occurred in 1934, killing 256 men and devastating a small community. Stanley Williamson’s account draws on his own interviews with the bereaved and those involved in the rescue, as well as the reports of the subsequent inquiry and the records of the North Wales Miners’ Association. Williamson covers the inquiry, and the important issues it raised, in detail and charts the way in which Sir Stafford Cripps, representing the North Wales miners, launched an attack on the whole social and industrial system of which the industry was a part.

Contents:

Title Page; Contents; Acknowledgements; 1: The Disaster; 2: The Village; 3: The Coalfield; 4: The Industry; 5: The Colliery; 6: The Aftermath; 7: Sir Stafford Cripps; 8: The Working Mine; 9: The Inquiry; 10: The Management; 11: The Firemen; 12: The Inspectorate; 13: The Miners; 14: The Union; 15: The Reports; 16: The Last Rites; Epilogue; Appendix A: Nationalisation; Appendix B: The Davy Lamp; Appendix C: Butties; Appendix D: Owners; Bibliography; Index

Notes:

Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 02 Oct 2015).

Includes bibliographical references (p. 229-236) and index.

ISBN:

1-78138-667-6

1-84631-324-4

OCLC:

437241549