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Surname
QUIRK
Forename
Thomas
Day
29
Month
01
Year
1931
Age
59
Occupation
Timberman
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. Found in Wellington Pit Widower of 8, Littledale Lane, Whitehaven. Died in the West Cumberland Hospital.