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Originally Posted by MargaretR
Davy Lamps were abandoned for better detection methods long before the lifetime of any miners who are alive enough to answer you.
When I worked at Burnley Social, administering Disablement Benefits, I read the records of some quite horrific industrial accidents
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Can imagine, Margaret. On my visit to the Wakefield mine, they had on display their accident book, and seemed to be something everyday .. not pleasant reading.