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. The 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. Connaught 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. The End of a Long Cruise. The Yacht ‘Fidra’ (Swedish) Finishes 44,000 Mile Voyage at Cowes
4. The Braemar Gathering. Scenes at Famous Annual Highland Games
5. Bankrupt Germany? Leipzig Annual Fair Attracted 150,000 Visitors
6. Whitehaven 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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'Whitehaven Pit Disaster. Terrible Explosion Causes Loss of 39 Lives', Gaumont Graphic Issue No. 1197, 11 Sep 1922. https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/newsonscreen/search/index.php/story/79047 (Accessed 31 Jan 2025)

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