Plaque unveiled to mark 175th anniversary of Whinney Hill Pit disaster
A MEMORIAL plaque has been unveiled on the 175th anniversary of a mining disaster.
Source: newsandstar.co.uk
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Former Haig Pit miner 'ecstatic' at approval of west Cumbria mine
A FORMER Whitehaven miner is ‘ecstatic’ to see the revival of an industry he thought had ‘finished’ when he last went down the pit 38 years…
Source: in-cumbria.com
Memorial service held to commemorate 75th anniversary of William Pit disaster
A memorial service has taken place to remember the lives of those who died in the William Pit disaster.
Source: newsandstar.co.uk
Whitehaven: Service marks 75th anniversary of pit disaster
One hundred and four men died following an explosion at William Pit in August 1947.
Source: bbc.com