Staffordshire news and blogs Saturday 21 July 2018
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Remembering those who lost their lives at the Minnie Pit Disaster 100 years on
Staffordshire CC: Leader's blog - Cllr Philip Atkins 11 Jan 18
On Friday we will be commemorating the 100th anniversary of the Minnie Pit mining disaster at Halmerend in Newcastle.
This was a tragic event that devastated not only the village but touched the hearts of the whole area. In total 156 men and boys from the Audley Parish were killed in an explosion at the […]
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