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Haig Colliery Disaster, 1931


An explosion occurred in the Main Band Seam, over 2 miles under ground, in Haig Pit, Whitehaven Colliery, about 8.15 p.m. on Thursday, 29th January, 1931, whereby 27 miners lost their lives and 13 others were injured.

Haig Colliery (1914 - 1986) 1931
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Whitehaven - Again "King Coal" Takes Toll (1931)
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Pit Disaster at Whitehaven, children queueing for food (1931)
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HAIG COLLIERY EXPLOSION – WHITEHAVEN – 1931
- HAIG PIT. Whitehaven, Cumberland. 5th. February, 1931. The No.3 North District where the disaster occurred was part of the Main Band Seam and was two and a half miles underground …
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Haig Colliery Disater 1931 - names of those killed
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Report on the Haig Colliery Disaster - 1931 c/o DMM
- Report on the Causes of and Circumstances attending the Explosion which occurred at Haig Pit, Whitehaven Colliery, Cumberland, on the 29th January, 1931 BY Sir Henry Walker, C.B.E., LL.D. H.M. …
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