The disaster at the bank pit, Old Sauchie /
Murray, George,B.D.
Alloa : Printed by John B. Rae,
1897
The title relates to the deaths of six men at the Furnacebank Pit, Devon Colliery, Old Sauchie, near Alloa, Clackmannanshire, on 26 March, 1897. The author begins with a quote from the Alloa Circular which asks for someone in the community to step forward and begin a subscription to be held for the widows and families of the deceased. The illustrations consist of a sectional plan of the area of the pit where the accident happened and a sketch of the survivor John Hunter.
Title and imprint from front wrapper.
Price twopence.--front wrapper.
Accompanied by a newspaper clipping relating to five miners being brought out alive after a few days underground at the Pretoria Pit, Clackmannan, in 1906.
The title relates to the deaths of six men at the Furnacebank Pit, Devon Colliery, Old Sauchie, near Alloa, Clackmannanshire, on 26 March, 1897. The author begins with a quote from the Alloa Circular which asks for someone in the community to step forward and begin a subscription to be held for the widows and families of the deceased. The illustrations consist of a sectional plan of the area of the pit where the accident happened and a sketch of the survivor John Hunter.
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