Whitehaven Pit Disaster. Terrible Explosion Causes Loss of 39 Lives

Series

Series Name

Gaumont Graphic

Issue

Issue No.

1197

Date Released

11 Sep 1922

Stories in this Issue:

1. 1The Grandeur of Simplicity. Lenham’s Tribute to Its Fallen Soldiers, Unveiled by Major General Sir Arthur Lynden-Bell. [Subtitle]: This Simple Cross Cut in the Hillside, Made by Voluntary Labour of Villagers.
2. 2Connaught Ranger’s Colours. Standards of This Famous Regiment Deposited in St Patrick’s Church, Soho. Sergeant W Brereton, 83, Who Joined Regiment in 1853
3. 3The End of a Long Cruise. The Yacht ‘Fidra’ (Swedish) Finishes 44,000 Mile Voyage at Cowes
4. 4The Braemar Gathering. Scenes at Famous Annual Highland Games
5. 5Bankrupt Germany? Leipzig Annual Fair Attracted 150,000 Visitors
6. 6Whitehaven Pit Disaster. Terrible Explosion Causes Loss of 39 Lives

Story

Story No. within this Issue

6 / 6

Summary

Smoke from pit head. Miners resting and waiting outside office.

Keywords

Accidents and disasters

Library number GR

6050

Length of story (in feet)

51

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