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    The Great Snaefell Mine, also referred to as the East Snaefell Mine, was a zinc mine located high in the Laxey Valley on the slopes of Snaefell Mountain...
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    1905) was Captain of the Great Snaefell Mine, Isle of Man. He is remembered for his heroism following the Snaefell Mine Disaster of 1897, during which...
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    Snaefell (Old Norse: snjœ-fjall/snjó-fall – snow mountain) – (Manx: Sniaull) is the highest mountain and the only summit above 2,000 feet (610 m) on the...
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  • The Great Snaefell Mining Company was a mining company formed to operate the Great Snaefell Mine on the Isle of Man. The company was formed with the intention...
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    Laxey Wheel (section Mine)
    Both are entitled The Laxey Wheel. Snaefell Wheel Great Laxey Mine Railway Great Snaefell Mine Great Laxey Mine The Great Laxey Wheel at Manx National...
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    secure the sides of the shaft. As opposed to the Snaefell Mine, the three shafts of the Laxey Mine and the various connecting levels had excellent ventilation...
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  • into liquidation in 1874. Snaefell Wheel Laxey Wheel Great Laxey Mine Great Laxey Mine Railway Great Snaefell Mine Foxdale Mines Isle of Man Times, Saturday...
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  • natural gases, especially firedamp or methane, dust explosions, collapsing of mine stopes, mining-induced seismicity, flooding, or general mechanical errors...
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  • working of the mine carried on at intermittent periods until the last workings were recorded in 1893. Ballajora Mine Maughold Head Mine Snaefell Wheel Laxey...
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  • of hematite. Foxdale Mines Great Laxey Mine Great Laxey Mine Railway Great Snaefell Mine Laxey Wheel Snaefell Wheel Isle of Man Times, Saturday, 29 March...
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    of Evelyn Jones in her support of the Laxey Mines Research Team. The wheel was purchased by the Snaefell Mining Company in 1865. Built by Messrs Leigh...
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  • Physicians. May 10 – 19 zinc miners die of carbon monoxide poisoning at Snaefell Mine on the Isle of Man. May 11 – A patent is awarded for the invention of...
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    re-erected by the Trevithick Society. Dolcoath was the largest and deepest mine in Cornwall, with its principal shaft, known as New Sump Shaft, eventually...
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    the mine shafts. Ballajora Mine Dhyrnane Mine Great Laxey Mine Great Laxey Mine Railway Great Snaefell Mine Laxey Wheel Maughold Head Mine Snaefell Wheel...
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    money for the dependents of nineteen miners who lost their lives the Snaefell Mine Disaster. Samuel Harris was appointed as a trustee to the estate of...
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  • John Kewley may refer to: John Kewley (mine engineer) (1832–1905), captain of the Snaefell mine, Isle of Man John Kewley (priest) (1860–1941), Anglican...
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    Cornwall. While investigating the cause of a mining disaster at the Snaefell Mine, Isle of Man in 1897, his constitution suffered much injury from carbon...
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    Douglas to Ramsey road, and on the vintage Manx Electric Railway, and Snaefell Mountain Railway. Laxey Glen is one of the Manx National Glens; another...
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  • develop a 1.8-3.5Mtpa mining project at Snaefell utilising infrastructure from the now-closed Cairn Hill mine, and is presently seeking a cornerstone...
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    industry, he is noted for his display of extraordinary courage during the Snaefell Mine Disaster in 1897 when he was instrumental in the recovery operation...
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    of the island, electric to the north and mountain line to the summit of Snaefell, the island's only mountain, are all government-owned, and operated under...
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  • Electric Railway Douglas - Ramsey 27 Double Electric Snaefell Mountain Railway Laxey - Snaefell Summit 8 Double Electric 42 Douglas Horse Tram Douglas...
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    decades by the Oliver family. Preacher John Oliver was killed in the Snaefell Mines disaster of 1897. Benjamin and Elijah Oliver and John Nelson Clague...
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    Keys. The parish extends from near Port Groudle in the south to the Snaefell mines and Brandywell Corner (on the TT course to the east of Beinn-y-Phott)...
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    Electric Railway, Douglas - Laxey - Ramsey (seasonal) Snaefell Mountain Railway, Laxey - Bungalow - Snaefell summit (seasonal) and later-added, the Douglas Bay...
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  • HMS Salamander HMS Saltash HMS Sandown HMS Sharpshooter HMS Skipjack HMS Snaefell HMS Speedwell HMS Sutton HMS Waverley HMS Westward Ho HMS Whippingham Little...
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    RMS Snaefell (III) – the third ship in the line's history to be so named – was a packet steamer operated by the Isle of Man Steam Packet Company from 1910...
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    weekends. In December 2007, the vessel was renamed to become the sixth Snaefell. In June 2007, a new CEO, Mark Woodward, was appointed to succeed Hamish...
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    Ballacowle – Cowle's farm) is a point on the Snaefell Mountain Course used for the Isle of Man TT races on the Snaefell Mountain Road, designated as A18, in the...
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    including: 2 capital ships 1 carrier 12 cruisers 55 destroyers 7 submarines Mines caused the loss of 54 warships, including: 2 cruisers 26 destroyers 26 submarines...
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