What the records say
- When
- 30 Jul 1973
- Kind
- Mining accident
- Coordinates
- 53.24° N, 1.33° W
- Description
- Yorkshire mining disaster
Markham Colliery disaster
England mining disaster
Mining accidents at the Markham Colliery at Staveley near Chesterfield, Derbyshire, England.
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