UNITED KINGDOM: Fifty seven dead in Yorkshire colliery disaster (1936)

BRITISH PARAMOUNT NEWSREEL (REUTERS) To license this film, visit FIFTY-SEVEN DEAD IN MINE BLAST Colliery disaster in Yorkshire. 3am explosion causes biggest death-roll since Wrexham tragedy. Full Description: SLATE INFORMATION: FIFTY-SEVEN DEAD IN MINE BLAST Colliery disaster in Yorkshire. 3am explosion causes biggest death-roll since Wrexham tragedy ENGLAND: Yorkshire: Near Barnsley EXT Gen. view of Colliery pan. down to crowd outside. Semi view of crowd waiting outside. Semi view and semi cu. of miners walking past with lamps. Semi view pan. down shaft. Cu. sketch showing where explosion occurred. Semi view of woman waiting, Semi view of miners waiting. Cu. of miner type waiting. Long view of rescue party up steps out of mine. Semi view of Capt. . Crookshank, Parliamentary Sec’y. for mines with mine inspector. CU. of Capt. Crookshank in helmet shaking hands. Long view of miners carrying body on stretcher out of mine. Long vie