jul 4, 1838 - THE HUSKER PIT DISASTER
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THE HUSKER PIT DISASTER of the 4th of July 1838A serious accident in 1838 occurred at Husker Colliery Silkstone, Yorkshire, where 40 were killed including women and children. The London papers reported this and it came to the attention of Queen Victoria who put pressure on the Prime Minister to hold an inquiry into the working conditions of women and children in mines and factories. Charles Dickens also expressed his great concern after visiting mines for himself. The result was the 1842 Factory Act, which banned all females and boys under 10 from working underground. However, only one inspector was appointed for the whole country to enforce the 1842 Act.
https://www.heritagesilkstone.co.uk/the-huskar-pit-disaster
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jul 4, 1838
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~ 188 years ago