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Birkenhead dock disaster

1909 disasters in the United Kingdom1909 in EnglandBirkenheadBirkenhead docksDisasters in Cheshire
Engineering failuresHistory of MerseysideMarch 1909 eventsUse British English from January 2017

The Birkenhead dock disaster was a tragedy that happened when a temporary dam collapsed during construction of the Vittoria Dock in Birkenhead, Wirral Peninsula, England, on 6 March 1909. It left 14 workers (or "navvies") dead and three injured. The disaster led to a huge public outpouring of sympathy and grief in the local area. However, the Government refused to hold a public inquiry and the cause of the disaster was never definitively established. Very little evidence or documentation surrounding the event now exists.

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Birkenhead dock disaster
Corporation Road, Wirral

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