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Official Report on the Blantyre Mining Disaster, 1878

This is the published report into the worst mining disaster in Scottish history presented to Parliament on 21 December 1877.

The two images of the mine workings are details from a large fold-out map included with the book that shows where the dead were located.

Museum reference:

LocalStudies-34

Made by:

Eyre & Spottiswoode

Place Made:

London

Associated with:

Blantyre, Scotland

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