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Surname
SLACK
Forename
John Edward
Day
05
Month
02
Year
1931
Age
30
Occupation
Stoneman
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 of 53, Ennerdale Terrace, Whitehaven. He had been out of work for over a year and had found a job at the William pit only seven weeks before the disaster and had recently been transferred to the Haigh. He left a young wife and a daughter.