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| Date: | 29th January 1931 |
| Colliery: | Haig Pit |
| Cause: | Explosion, firedamp, ignition caused by shot firing |
| Lives Lost: | 27 |
The text of the report from the Mines Inspector into this disaster is available in the Disaster Reports section of this website.
| | Armstrong, Fred, aged 37, Hewer, body found in Haig Pit, single, address: 91, Buttermere Ave |
| | Bailey, John (Jnr), aged 21, Hewer, body found in Haig Pit, single, address: 9, York Road, Kells |
| | Cockbain, Edward, aged 40, Hewer, body found in Haig Pit, married, address: 8, Ennerdale Terrace |
| | Cowen, William, aged 47, Deputy, body found in Haig Pit, married, address: Countess Terrace, Bransty |
| | Gainford, Joseph Henry, aged 18, Engine Driver, body found in Haig Pit, single, address: 28, Hill Top Road, Kells |
| | Groggins, Robert, aged 23, body found in Haig Pit, single, address: 25, Mount Pleasant |
| | Hayton, Richard, aged 29, Shift Hand, body found in Haig Pit, married, address: Front Row, Newhouses |
| | Hewitson, Robert, aged 22, body found in Haig Pit, single, address: 56, Buttermere Ave |
| | Hocking, Wilfred, aged 24, Hewer, body found in Haig Pit, married, address: High Harras Moor |
| | Holliday, John, aged 50, Hewer, body found in Haig Pit, married, address: 26, Main St, Parton |
| | Kelly, Joseph, aged 51, Hewer, body found in Haig Pit, married, address: The Bungalow, Low Rd |
| | Knox, James, aged 43, Hewer, body found in Haig Pit, married, address: 31, Old Arrowthwaite |
| | Parker, George (Jnr), aged 31, Hewer, body found in Haig Pit, single, address: Middle Row, Newhouses |
| | Parker, George (Snr), aged 58, Hewer, body found in Haig Pit, widower, address: Middle Row, Newhouses |
| | Parkin, Robert, aged 53, Hewer, body found in Haig Pit, married, address: 68, High Scotch Street |
| | Quirk, Thomas, aged 59, Timberman, body found in Wellington Pit, widower, address: 8, Littledale Lane |
| | Richardson, James (Snr), aged 45, Hewer, body found in Haig Pit, married, address: Union Terrace |
| | Richardson, John (Jnr), aged 21, Hewer, body found in Haig Pit, single, address: Union Terrace |
| | Rogan, John Thomas, aged 22, Hewer, body found in Haig Pit, married, address: Thwaiteville, Kells |
| | Rogan, Joseph (Snr), aged 49, Hewer, body found in Haig Pit, married, address: Thwaiteville, Kells |
| | Ruddy, John, aged 58, Deputy, body found in Wellington Pit, married, address: 65, Hill Top, Kells |
| | Slack, John Edward, aged 30, Stoneman, body found in Haig Pit, married, address: 53, Ennerdale Terrace |
| | Smith, Joseph, aged 27, brought out alive but died in Hospital, single, address: East Road, Kells |
| | Storey, Matthew, aged 28, Hewer, body found in Haig Pit, married, address: 16, George Street |
| | Telford, John, aged 33, Hewer, body found in Haig Pit, married, address: Middle Row, Newhouses |
| | Vincent, Robert, aged 50, Deputy, body found in Haig Pit, married, address: Hill Top Road, Kells |
| | Wilkinson, William, aged 24, Hewer, body found in Haig Pit, married, address: 4, Plumblands Lane |
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Youngest: 18 years old ; Oldest: 59 ; Average: 37 |
| 30 Jan 1931 | Pit Disaster, An Explosion At Whitehaven, Thirty-Five Men Missing (The Times) |
| 11 Apr 1931 | Ireby Effort for Haig Pit Fund (West Cumberland Times) |
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