Maesteg Merthyr Colliery Explosion – Bridgend – 1872

MAESTEG MERTHYR. Bridgend, Glamorganshire. 2nd. February, 1872

The colliery was the property of Mr. W. Davis and eleven men lost their lives in an explosion when someone fired a shot without permission.

Those who died were:

• W. White and 10 others.

Information supplied by Ian Winstanley and the Coal Mining History Resource Centre.