Tyne and Wear HER(4059): Scotswood, Montague Colliery, View Pit

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"Montague Colliery, opened 1750, closed 1959. Opened by William Benson, then owned by William Benson & Sons and from 1947, The National Coal Board. See also HER 4289 (Caroline Pit). On 30 March 1925, an inrush of water from the old Paradise Pit killed 38 miners. There is a memorial to the victims in St. John's Cemetery, Elswick...."
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Link: http://www.twsitelines.info/SMR/4059
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Added by: Simon Cotterill
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