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| Date: | 27th November 1922 |
| Colliery: | St. Helen's No.3, Workington |
| Cause: | Explosion, firedamp, ignition caused by shot firing |
| Lives Lost: | 6 |
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| Description | |
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The text of the report from the Mines Inspector into this disaster is available in the Disaster Reports section of this website.
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| Fatalities | |
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Davidson, George (jnr), aged 20, Hewer, shock from extensive burns, address: 102 Main Street, Ellenborough, Maryport | |
Davidson, George (snr.), aged 48, Hewer, shock, burns and carbon monoxide poisoning, address: 102 Main Street, Ellenborough, Maryport | |
Davidson, John, aged 14, Pony Driver, shock, burns and carbon monoxide poisoning, address: 19 Old Row, Netherton, Maryport | |
Featherstone, Twentyman Graham, aged 24, Hewer, shock, burns and carbon monoxide poisoning, address: Skiddaw View, Dearham | |
Johnstone, James, aged 34, Deputy, shock, burns and carbon monoxide poisoning, address: 14 Siddick, Workington | |
Nicholson, Robert, aged 29, Hewer, shock from extensive burns, address: Crosshill, Main Street, Dearham | |
All names found | |
Youngest: 14 years old ; Oldest: 48 ; Average: 28 |
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| Newspaper Articles | |
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| 28 Nov 1922 | Cumberland Colliery Explosion, Three Miners Killed (The Times) |
| 14 Dec 1922 | Workington Explosion, Jury's verdict: "A Neligent Act." (The Times) |
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