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Title Historical disasters : black Christmas / narrated by Paul Loughran ; directed by Steve Looker ; edited/produced by Steve Looker
Published Sunol, CA : Parallel Lines, 2006

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Description 1 online resource (52 min.)
Series Academic Video Online
Summary In 1910, over 10 million tons of coal were mined in the United Kingdom. The cost was the death of 344 men and boys at the Pretoria Pit near Bolton, England. At the time, it was Britains's second biggest mining disaster. In Historical Disasters: black Christmas, Reel Vision Films tells the harrowing story and looks at how mining safety has evolved up to present day. The documentary investigates why the disaster happened through interviews with local experts, family members of those involved, computer graphic reconstruction and actual photographs of the terrible aftermath. As we know from the recent disasters in US and Canadian mines, these often unnecessary tragedies still happen today
Notes Title from resource description page (viewed February 01, 2016)
In English
Subject Coal mine accidents -- England.
Coal mines and mining -- England -- History
Coal mines and mining -- England -- Safety measures
Coal mine accidents
Coal mines and mining
Coal mines and mining -- Safety measures
England
Genre/Form documentary film.
Documentary films
History
Documentary films.
Documentaires.
Form Streaming video
Author Looker, Steve, director, producer
Reel Vision Films, production company