WHITEHAVEN PIT DISASTER
ATTEMPT TO PENETRATE WORKINGS MESSAGE FROM KING AND QUEEN , (British Official News.)’ i, Press Association— By W ireless— Copyright* RUGBY, February 14.- I (Received February 15, at 11.30 a.m.}’, A conference of owners and men. yes* terdny considered the advisability o£ immediately attempting to penetrate tho workings of tho Whitehaven pity in which the disaster occurred on Sunday. It was decided to explore the workings to-day to tho stopping which seals the part in which the victims are entombed. It is anticipated that some weeks will elapse before the affected parts of the pit are reopened. A message of heartfelt sympathy from the King and Queen has been re-; ceived by the bereaved families. 1
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Evening Star, Issue 19791, 15 February 1928, Page 5
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118WHITEHAVEN PIT DISASTER Evening Star, Issue 19791, 15 February 1928, Page 5
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