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Shotton Rescue Team At Easington Pit Disaster - Easington Colliery (easc0015)

Easington A.F.C.
Seaside Lane

Photograph of six members of the Shotton Mining Rescue Team walking near the colliery buildings over waggon lines, while assisting in the rescue of the victims of the disaster in 1951; five men are wearing breathing equipment and helmets; one man is wearing a helmet and carrying a large box; the sixth, a young boy, is wearing overalls and carrying cans

Shotton Rescue Team At Easington Pit Disaster - Easington Colliery

Photograph of six members of the Shotton Mining Rescue Team walking near the colliery buildings over waggon lines, while assisting in the rescue of the victims of the disaster in 1951; five men are wearing breathing equipment and helmets; one man is wearing a helmet and carrying a large box; the sixth, a young boy, is wearing overalls and carrying cans

Date: 1951


second from left alec Urwin?

Comment added by Anonymous on 16/10/2008 14:52:00

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