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Emily Capper and the 1934 Gresford Colliery disaster
Our records tell the story of Emily Capper's desperate campaign to recover the bodies of the victims, including that of her son.
Series
National Coal Board: Colliery Profiles
Catalogue reference: COAL 84
What's it about?
COAL 84
This series contains National Coal Board correspondence and papers relating to the reconstruction and planning of individual mines.
Full description and record details
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Reference (The unique identifier to the record described, used to order and refer to it)
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COAL 84
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Title (The name of the record)
- National Coal Board: Colliery Profiles
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Date (When the record was created)
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1947-1992
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Description (What the record is about)
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This series contains National Coal Board correspondence and papers relating to the reconstruction and planning of individual mines.
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Held by (Who holds the record)
- The National Archives, Kew
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Legal status (A note as to whether the record being described is a Public Record or not)
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Public Record(s)
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Language (The language of the record)
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English
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Physical description (The amount and form of the record)
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665 files, photographs and volumes
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Access conditions (Information on conditions that restrict or affect access to the record)
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Open
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Subjects (Categories and themes found in our collection (our subject list is under development, and some records may have no subjects or fewer than expected))
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- Topics
- Coal
- Mining and quarrying
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C5332/
Catalogue hierarchy
Over 27 million records
This record is held at The National Archives, Kew
131,483 records
Within the department: COAL
Records created or inherited by the National Coal Board, and of related bodies
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National Coal Board: Colliery Profiles
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