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Wheal Owles Disaster.

On Tuesday 10th January 1893. 19 men and 1 lad drowned when miners broke into the flooded Wheal Drea.The dead are still down there as the mine never worked again.

posted by Graham Wall on 27/08/2007

 

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Wheal owles - sea view. Wheal owles - Shaft. Wheal owles - Engine House.
 
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Wheal owles - Wheal owles - Cargodna Shaft.