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Britannia Coal Colliery (United Kingdom)


First all electric pit in South Wales; Britannia Colliery also never used pit ponies, this was due to it being opened during WW1 and a shortage of horses due to the war.

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Last updated May 12th 2013 by SimonRL 		Photographs Of Britannia
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Last updated May 12th 2013 by SimonRL

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Major Mining Region

Britannia Coal Colliery belongs to the South Wales region.

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