MARKHAM COLLIERY
RECOVERING THE BODIES KING SENDS MESSAGE OF SYMPATHY (British Official Wireles*.) Pres* Association —By Telegraph—Copyright RUGBY, May 11. (Received May 12, at 11 a.m.) The work of recovering the bodies from the Markham colliery continued throughout the night, and early this morning officials of the company and inspectors descended into the pit to make a preliminary examination to discover the cause of the explosion. Nation-wide sympathy is expressed with the bereaved families of the small village of Duckmanton, where most of the miners lived. One of the earliest messages received was from the King, who stated:. “The Queen and I were shocked to hear of the terrible explosion and the heavy loss of life involved. Please convey our heartfelt sympathy to the bereaved relatives and to those who are still in anxiety. We shmild like also to he informed how the injured are progressing. EIGHTY DEATHS. LONDON, May 11. (Received May 12, at 1.30 p.m.) Tile Markham death roll is now 80.
Permanent link to this item
https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/ESD19380512.2.99
Bibliographic details
Evening Star, Issue 22955, 12 May 1938, Page 13
Word Count
164MARKHAM COLLIERY Evening Star, Issue 22955, 12 May 1938, Page 13
Using This Item
Allied Press Ltd is the copyright owner for the Evening Star. You can reproduce in-copyright material from this newspaper for non-commercial use under a Creative Commons New Zealand BY-NC-SA licence. This newspaper is not available for commercial use without the consent of Allied Press Ltd. For advice on reproduction of out-of-copyright material from this newspaper, please refer to the Copyright guide.