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Date:13th of January 1918
Description:Minnie pit will ever be remembered as the most infamous in the North Staffordshire coal field due to the heavy loss of life it incurred on 12th January 1918. This was the third disaster at the pit and was the worst one in the areas’ mining history. 155 miners lost their lives. The pit was closed on 30 September 1930. This image shows the scene outside the pit the day after the disaster.
The audio content featured here is an archive recording from BBC Radio Stoke, originally broadcast on 07/01/74. The recording includes the accounts of survivors recalling their experiences of the disaster.