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John Milburn
| Age: | 40 |
| Died: | 15th Aug 1947 |
| Accident: | 15th Aug 1947 5:40 PM |
| Year Born: | abt. 1907 |
| Colliery: | Whitehaven, William Pit |
| Company: | National Coal Board |
| Occupation: | Brusher |
| Notes: | married 3 children, address: 94, Grasmere Avenue, Woodhouse ; killed in the 1947 explosion (ignition caused by shot firing in waste) |
| Buried: | [not known] |
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The text of the report from the Mines Inspector into this disaster is available in the Disaster Reports section of this website.
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Date | Article (Newspaper) |
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| 18 Aug 1947 | 104 Lost in Pit Disaster, Only 13 Survivors at Whitehaven, Three Escape Along Wrecked Roads (The Times) |
| 18 Aug 1947 | Letter to the Editor, Whitehaven Disaster (The Times) |
| 08 Oct 1947 | Whitehaven Explosion Inquiry (The Times) |
| 24 Oct 1947 | Cause Of Mine Disaster, Warning To Other Pits (The Times) |
| 12 Jan 1948 | Letters to the Editor, Whitehaven Disaster (The Times) |
| 27 Jan 1950 | Miners' Officials Fly To Czechoslovakia (Northern Daily Mail) |
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