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Haig Colliery Disaster 1931

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Location: Whitehaven, Cumberland, Englandmap
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History and Circumstances

  • Date: 29 January 1931
  • Location: Haig Colliery, Whitehaven, Cumberland, England
  • Victims: 27 lives lost
  • Cause: Colliery Explosion
Victims
Name Sourced Bio Connected Category
Armstrong, Fred, aged 37
Bailey, John (Jnr), aged 21
Cockbain, Edward, aged 40
Cowen, William, aged 47
Gainford, Joseph Henry, aged 18
Groggins, Robert, aged 23
Hayton, Richard, aged 29,
Hewitson, Robert, aged 22
Hocking, Wilfred, aged 24
Holliday, John, aged 50
Kelly, Joseph, aged 51
Knox, James, aged 43
Parker, George (Jnr), aged 31
Parker, George (Snr), aged 58,
Parkin, Robert, aged 53
Quirk, Thomas, aged 59
Richardson, James (Snr), aged 45
Richardson, John (Jnr), aged 21
Rogan, John Thomas, aged 22
Rogan, Joseph (Snr), aged 49
Ruddy, John, aged 58
Slack, John Edward, aged 30
Smith, Joseph, aged 27
Storey, Matthew, aged 28
Telford, John, aged 33
Vincent, Robert, aged 50
Wilkinson, William, aged 24

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