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Felling mine disaster

Felling mine disaster in England North East, United Kingdom.

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Felling mine disaster is a place of interest in England North East, United Kingdom — drawn from open-data sources for visitor reference. See the linked Wikipedia article for the full description.

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From the Wikipedia article

The Felling Colliery (also known as Brandling Main) in Britain suffered four disasters in the 19th century, in 1812, 1813, 1821 and 1847. By far the worst of the four was the 1812 disaster which claimed 92 lives on 25 May 1812. The loss of life in the 1812 disaster was one of the motivators for the development of miners' safety lamps such as the Geordie lamp and the Davy lamp.

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54.9553, -1.5706

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Felling mine disaster is in North East England, in the United Kingdom — coordinates 54.9553°, -1.5706°.