Minera Colliery Explosion – Wrexham – 1844

MINERA. Wrexham, Denbighshire. December, 1844.

The colliery was the property of Mr. John Barton and five lost their lives in an explosion and two others were badly burnt.

REFERENCES
Annals of Coal Mining. Galloway. Vol.2, p.126
Mining Journal. Vol. xiv, p.455.

Information supplied by Ian Winstanley and the Coal Mining History Resource Centre.