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Surname
JOHNSTON
Forename
David
Day
05
Month
02
Year
1931
Age
29
Occupation
Mine/Quarry Name
Haig Pit
Mineral Worked
Coal
Owner
Whitehaven Colliery Co. Ltd
Location
Whitehaven
County
Cumberland
Details of Event
Explosion of firedamp in the No.3 North District caused by shot firing. 27 killed. Married man of Railway Terrace, Newtown, who had a cut head and shock.