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> I was reading an abridged account of the Seaham Colliery Disaster of 1880 > at the weekend (The Coalminers of Durham - Norman Emery). Reference is made > to the fact rescuers, while bodies were being recovered, held camphor bags > between their teeth. Was this simply to cover the smell? Write to Norman and ask him. His father was a miner and he has a lot of first-hand information. Contact me off list if you want the address. Sallie