Orders, Decorations, Medals and Militaria

Bolton & District Humane Society Medal for the Hulton Colliery Disaster 1910, 35mm., bronze, unnamed, good very fine £100-140

This lot was sold as part of a special collection, Life Saving, Police and Fire Brigade Medals from the James N Spencer Collection.

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On 21 December 1910 a terrible explosion occured at the No. 3 Bank Pit at Hulton Colliery, near Atherton. The explosion wrecked a portion of the casting of the upcast shaft. A number of miners had their escape blocked by the fall of earth and suffered from the effects of poisonous gas. A total of 10 Edward Medals in Bronze were awarded to those involved in the recue.