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Date: 7th July 1875
Colliery: Whitehaven
Company: Earl of Lonsdale
Cause: Crushed by cage
Lives Lost: 2
Category:
Fatalities
Individual page Daley, John, Driver, crushed by cage
Individual page Watson, William, aged 65, Stableman, crushed by corf or tub
All names found
Those names marked with image, have a web page providing individual details of the accident, the page may also include a photograph of the deceased. Click on the image symbol next to the name to see the web page.
Newspaper Articles
08 Jul 1875 A Boy Crushed To Death In Henry Pit (Whitehaven News)
08 Jul 1875 Fatal Accident at William Pit (Whitehaven News)
15 Jul 1875 The Fatal Accident In Henry Pit (Whitehaven News)
15 Jul 1875 The Fatal Accident In William Pit (Whitehaven News)

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