William Pit Disaster, Whitehaven, England, 1947
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found: Work cat.: Garraway, A.M. One hundred and four men : the William Pit Disaster, 1947, c2007.
found: BBC.co.uk (BBC Cambridge) WWW site, Jan. 18, 2008(60 anniversary of William Pit disaster, the West Cumbrian mining disaster which killed 104 men in 1947)
found: The Cumberland News WWW site, Jan. 18, 2008(On August 15, 1947, at approximately 5:40 pm, an explosion occurred in the William Pit, Whitehaven. Of one hundred and seven men trapped behind roof falls, one hundred and four lost their lives within twenty minutes.)
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2008-02-28: new
2008-02-29: revised
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