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Date	Headline(s)
16 Sep 1920	Whitehaven Colliery
01 Sep 1921	Fatality At Haig Pit, Whitehaven Opening Of The Inquest
08 Sep 1921	Fatality At Haig Pit, Whitehaven The Inquest
06 Sep 1922	Pit Disaster Big Death-Roll At Whitehaven Miners Entombed By Explosion
06 Sep 1922	The Whitehaven Disaster.
07 Sep 1922	Whitehaven Disaster No Hopes Of Rescue Death Roll, 39
07 Sep 1922	The Whitehaven Disaster
08 Sep 1922	The King's Message To Whitehaven More Bodies Recovered
09 Sep 1922	The Whitehaven Disaster
11 Sep 1922	The Whitehaven Pit Disaster Recovery of Bodies
14 Sep 1922	Whitehaven Pit Disaster The Last Body Recovered Impressive Funerals
18 Sep 1922	The Whitehaven Explosion
10 Oct 1922	The Whitehaven Explosion Opening Of Official Inquiry
10 Oct 1922	The Whitehaven Explosion Opening Of Official Inquiry
12 Oct 1922	The Whitehaven Explosion Manager's Theory
16 Oct 1922	Whitehaven Inquiry Verdict Explosion Caused By Shot-Firing
12 Jul 1923	The Whitehaven And Plean Colliery Explosions Professor Granville Poole On The Causes
24 Jan 1924	Violence In The Pit Dispute With A Deputy Yorkshire Brusher Fined
14 Aug 1924	Haig Pit Deputy Severely Injured
21 Aug 1924	Too Many Full Tubs Brake Accident In Haig Pit Inquest On Deputy
03 Sep 1925	Dragged 157 Yards Whitehaven Man's Shocking Injuries Haig Pit Haulage Rope Fatality
17 Dec 1925	Fell Under Tubs Mystery Of Haig Pit Accident Whitehaven Youth Killed
04 Apr 1926	History Of Whitehaven Pits When Coal Was Two Shillings A Ton 18 Houses Demolished By Subsidences
24 Feb 1927	Mining Accidents Three Per Day Whitehaven Youth Killed
05 May 1927	Caught By Fall Frizington Miner Killed At Whitehaven
02 Jun 1927	Intricate Case For Jury Whitehaven Pit Labourer's Death
01 Jul 1927	The Prince In Miner's Kit Descent Of Pit At Whitehaven Under-Sea Workings
12 Dec 1927	Haig Pit Explosion Four Lives Lost Rescuers Battle With Fire
15 Dec 1927	Explosion in a Coal Mine Four Men Killed at Whitehaven
15 Dec 1927	Alleged Striking In Whitehaven Pit
15 Dec 1927	Haig Pit Explosion
22 Dec 1927	Haig Pit Explosion Opening Of Inquest Impressive Funerals Of Victims
22 Dec 1927	Haig Pit Rescue Party
22 Dec 1927	Into The Unknown
31 Dec 1927	News and Notes
19 Jan 1928	Haig Pit Inquest Resumed Timbermen Asked To Stay Behind
09 Feb 1928	Workings Still Closed Colliery Solicitor's Statement
13 Feb 1928	Pit Disaster Search Party's Fate 13 Killed At Whitehaven
14 Feb 1928	Whitehaven Pit Disaster The King's Sympathy
17 Feb 1928	The Whitehaven Pit Disaster Relief Fund Opened
23 Feb 1928	Haig Pit Inquiry
25 Feb 1928	Haig Pit Disaster
08 Mar 1928	The Whitehaven Explosions Evidence At Inquiry
10 Mar 1928	The Haig Pit Explosions Colliery Manager's Evidence
14 Jul 1928	News and Notes
11 Oct 1928	Haig Pit Accident
26 Sep 1929	Mine Boys on Strike at Whitehaven Three Thousand Workers Idle
27 Sep 1929	Whitehaven Colliery Dispute Negotiations As To Boys' Wages
06 Nov 1929	Bench's Tribute To Colliery Company
02 Apr 1930	Two Whitehaven Pit Workers Injured
05 Apr 1930	Whitehaven Miners' Death
30 Jan 1931	Pit Disaster An Explosion At Whitehaven Thirty-Five Men Missing
31 Jan 1931	Haig Pit Disaster Death Roll Now 27
07 Feb 1931	Haig Pit Disaster
19 Feb 1931	Haig Pit Disaster Cumberland Miners' Council Grant Of £800 Question Of Sunday Work
19 Feb 1931	Whitehaven Miners' Meeting Resumption Of Work
07 Mar 1931	Investigator Thanked
21 Mar 1931	Conference At Whitehaven
04 Apr 1931	Haig Pit Miner Killed Struck by Coal
11 Apr 1931	Ireby Effort for Haig Pit Fund
29 Apr 1931	Whitehaven Colliery Dispute Question of Shot-firing Strike of Haig and Wellington Men
06 May 1931	Whitehaven Colliery Dispute Extraordinary Result of Ballot Another Vote to be Taken
30 May 1931	Report On Haig Pit Explosion
20 Aug 1931	Identified By Footprints Whitehaven Miners who Stole Timber
11 Mar 1933	Pit Disaster Recalled Death Of Man Who Was Decorated By King
27 Jul 1933	Haig Pit Accident
31 Aug 1933	Caught By Tubs Haulage Hand Killed In Whitehaven Pit
07 Sep 1933	Youth Killed In Pit Caught By A Full Set Of Tubs Verbal Duels Between Inspector And Mr. Cape
02 Nov 1933	Steel Rope Accident Youth's Graphic Story At Whitehaven Inquest
27 Jul 1934	Notes from the Coal Fields Cumberland
04 Oct 1934	Nearing Completion: Unique Ventilation Scheme For Haig Pit Thwaite Pit Shaft Re-Opened : Air Capacity To Be Trebled
12 Oct 1934	Notes from the Coal Fields Cumberland
13 Oct 1934	Developments at Whitehaven Collieries
01 Nov 1934	Buried Under Fall Haig Pit Fatality
09 Nov 1934	Notes from the Coal Fields Cumberland
09 Nov 1934	Notes from the Coal Fields Cumberland
20 Jun 1935	Whitehaven Miners' Foot Amputated
22 Nov 1935	Labour and Wages North of England
06 Dec 1935	Labour and Wages North of England
31 Jul 1936	Notes from the Coal Fields Cumberland
10 Apr 1937	Whitehaven Colliery Reopened
03 Jun 1937	More Men At Work Machine Mining At Haig Pit
21 Oct 1937	Hurt In Haig Pit
22 Oct 1937	Notes from the Coal Fields Cumberland
11 Nov 1937	Injured In Haig Pit
10 Mar 1938	Whitehaven & Lowca Mining Accidents
17 Mar 1938	Two Men Injured In Whitehaven Pit
07 May 1938	Haig Pit Sealed Area
16 Jun 1938	Pithead Baths
24 Sep 1938	Pithead Baths
20 Oct 1938	Pit Roof Fall Man Hurt, Four Others Escape
19 Jan 1939	Haig Pit Accident Six Men Injured
15 Jun 1939	Pit Accidents
17 Aug 1939	Collapsed In Mine Former Whitehaven Sportsman
14 Sep 1939	Whitehaven Councillor Badly Hurt In Pit
18 Jan 1940	Whitehaven Mine Fatality Doctor Performs Operation Underground But Fails To Save Father Of Eight Children
02 May 1940	Caught Under Fall Whitehaven Miner's Fortitude
02 Jan 1941	Spine Hurt Death Of Whitehaven Brusher
27 Feb 1941	A Keen Hound Trailer Killed In Haig Pit
14 Jun 1941	Whitehaven Collieries Explosion
12 Jul 1941	Duke At Haig Pit
29 Jan 1942	Haig Pit Accident Whitehaven Boy Fatally Injured
16 Jul 1942	An Old Footballer Killed At Haig Pit
25 Jul 1942	Explosion At The William Pit
10 Dec 1942	Haig Pit Fall One Killed, One Injured
18 Mar 1943	56 Years In The Mines Haig Pit Accident Victim
24 Jun 1943	Haig Pit Fatality Cleator Moor Miner Killed
18 Jul 1946	How Police Officer Recovered Watch And Chain
17 Oct 1946	Inquest On Whitehaven Miner
22 Mar 1947	"No Ground For Criticism" Professor's Report On Haig Pit
25 Dec 1947	Whitehaven Miners Lodge Elections
08 Apr 1948	Killed In Pit Former Sergeant Major
08 Apr 1948	53 Years Underground Parton Deputy Retires
07 Dec 1950	Haig Pit Accident
14 Jun 1951	Cumberland Coal Development Plan
14 Jun 1951	Haig Pit Manager Northumberland Switch
13 Mar 1952	Haig Pit Fatality
27 Aug 1953	Mine Explosion Risk Reduced Methane Removed For Fuel
06 Jan 1955	Died Underground In Haig Pit
07 Jul 1955	Haig Pit Fall Father Of Six Killed
09 Aug 1956	Hurt In Haig Pit Whitehaven Miner Dies In Hospital
25 Jul 1957	Haig Pit Workman Injured
10 Oct 1957	Hurt In Pit Inquest Opened At Whitehaven
05 Dec 1957	Pit Accident Worker's Foot Amputated
05 Mar 1959	Killed In Haig Pit William Pit Explosion Survivor
19 Mar 1959	Timber Query At Inquest On Miner
09 Apr 1959	Died 12 Years After Accident Inquest Opened On Haig Pit Miner
28 May 1959	Whitehaven Miner Died In Pit
09 Jul 1959	In Haig Pit Accident
23 Jul 1959	Haig Pit Accident
10 Dec 1959	Found Dead At Haig Pit
29 Sep 1960	Miner Scalded At Haig Pit
17 Nov 1960	Found Dead On Haig Pit Belt
17 Nov 1960	Found Dead In Whitehaven Pit
24 Nov 1960	Died In Haig Pit Man (36) Had Heart Attack
19 Nov 1964	300 Years Of Coal Mining Haig Ready For £½m Modernisation Whitehaven Celebrates 70th "Charter" Anniversary
22 Dec 1966	Haig Pit Worker Killed In Shaft
30 Oct 1986	Demolition
15 Jan 1987	Plate In Haig's Memory

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