Cumberland Mining Disasters
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Cumberland, England
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This is the index to all mining disasters in Cumberland.
Cumberland
| Date
| Colliery / Pit
| Location
| Casualties
| Cause
|
| 30 October 1819
| Howgill Kell's Pit
| Whitehaven, Cumberland
| 21
| Explosion
|
| 18 October 1823
| Whitehaven William Pit
| Whitehaven, Cumberland
| 32
| Explosion
|
| 21 September 1833
| Workington Isabella Pit Colliery
| Workington, Cumberland
| 14
| Explosion
|
| 28 July 1837
| Workington Colliery
| Workington, Cumberland
| 27
| Inundation
|
| 24 October 1838
| Harrington John Pit
| Whitehaven, Cumberland
| 40
| Explosion
|
| 18 February 1839
| Whitehaven William Pit
| Whitehaven, Cumberland
| 23
| Explosion
|
| 11 January 1844
| Whitehaven Duke Pit
| Whitehaven, Cumberland
| 11
| Explosion
|
| 28 October 1848
| Whinnyhill Colliery
| Cleator Moor, Cumberland
| 31
| Explosion
|
| 19 April 1888
| St Helen's Colliery
| Workington, Cumberland
| 30
| Explosion
|
| 26 November 1907
| Whitehaven William Pit
| Whitehaven, Cumberland
| 5
| Gas explosion
|
| 11 May 1910
| Wellington Colliery
| Whitehaven, Cumberland
| 137
| Underground fire & explosion
|
| 5 September 1922
| Haig No. 5
| Whitehaven, Cumberland
| 39
| Explosion
|
| 27 November 1922
| St Helen's No. 3
| Workington, Cumberland
| 6
| Explosion
|
| 12 February 1928
| Haig Pit
| Whitehaven, Cumberland
| 14
| Explosion
|
| 29 January 1931
| Haig No. 3 1931
| Whitehaven, Cumberland
| 27
| Explosion
|
| 3 June 1941
| Whitehaven William Pit
| Whitehaven, Cumberland
| 12
| Explosion
|
| 9 Dec 1946
| Harrington No. 10
| Lowca, Cumberland
| 15
| Explosion
|
| 15 Aug 1947
| Whitehaven William Pit
| Whitehaven, Cumberland
| 104
| Explosion
|
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