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Surname
DWYER
Forename
Daniel
Day
30
Month
07
Year
1906
Age
43
Occupation
Ripper
Mine/Quarry Name
Cwm (a)
Mineral Worked
Coal
Owner
Crawshay Brothers, Cyfarthfa, Ltd
Location
Merthyr Tydfil
County
Glamorganshire
Details of Event
Fall of roof on road, rock, 8ft. by 27ins. by 32ins. fell as deceased was clearing away the rubbish produced by a shot. He is said to have sounded the roof shortly before the accident and in time would have taken the stone down as the road was too low. Gellideg seam.