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Surname
CAMPBELL
Forename
James
Day
21
Month
08
Year
1947
Age
40
Occupation
Machine-Man
Mine/Quarry Name
Whitehaven, William Pit
Mineral Worked
Coal
Owner
National Coal Board
Location
Whitehaven
County
Cumberland
Details of Event
Explosion of firedamp propagated by coal dust caused by shot firing in the waste. 104 killed. Married with one child of 81, Woodhouse Road, Woodhouse.