The Courrieres mine disaster in northern France in 1906 was the worst ever pit disaster in Europe, resulting in the death of 1,099 miners. - The worst mining accident in American history was ...

The Courrieres mine disaster in Northern France in 1906 was the worst ever pit disaster in Europe, resulting in the death of 1,099 miners. - Britain's worst mining disaster was in 1913 when 439 ...

dira au contraire : « Pourquoi la compagnie de Courrières (…) a-t-elle négligé les avertissements des inspecteurs des mines ? Pourquoi n’a-t-elle pas suspendu l’activité de la mine ...

Illustration de la catastrophe de Courrières parue dans «Le Petit Journal» du 25 mars 1906: les sauveteurs arrivent dans les galeries de la mine. Rue des Archives/© Mary Evans/Rue des Archives ...

LENS, March 31. -- The survivors of the Courrieres mine disaster of March 10, who were brought to the surface from Pit 2 yesterday, passed a good night. Their condition is much ameliorated ...

Le 10 mars 1906, un coupde grisou a coûté la vie à1099 mineurs dans les galeries de la compagnie des mines de Courrières. Un peu plusd'un siècle plus tard, Jean-Luc Loyer, Héninois d'origine ...

The deadliest mining disaster to hit Europe killed 1,099 people and injured hundreds more. Workers tried to seal off a fire inside the mine, at Courrières, but gas leaking from the walls ...

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Durant trois semaines, la médiathèque François-Mitterrand accueille une exposition consacrée au passé minier de Courrières ... lectures sur le thème de la mine. - PHOTO APPHIM Jean-Marie ...

The Courrieres mine disaster in northern France in 1906 was the worst ever pit disaster in Europe, resulting in the death of 1,099 miners. - The worst mining accident in American history was ...