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Surname
HUDSON
Forename
William S.
Day
16
Month
05
Year
1904
Age
13
Occupation
Collier’s Boy
Mine/Quarry Name
Waun Llwyd
Mineral Worked
Coal
Owner
Ebbw Vale Steel, Iron & Coal Co. Ltd
Location
Waun-Llwyd
County
Monmouthshire
Details of Event
Edward Parfitt (his butty) pulled down some coal from the face on to a tram. Parfitt states that he had placed the boy at the side of the tram for safety. From the position of the body and shovel it looked as if deceased was filling coal.