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Surname
HUGHES
Forename
William Mona
Day
11
Month
05
Year
1914
Age
42
Occupation
Quarryman
Mine/Quarry Name
Gwylwyr Quarry
Mineral Worked
Granite
Owner
Penmaenmawr & Welsh Granite Co. Ltd
Location
Nefyn
County
Caernarfonshire
Details of Event
While deceased and his mate were inserting a charge of gunpowder in a crack on a ledge, a quantity of rock fell from behind them and pushed them over the edge, and they fell a depth of 60 feet. They had neglected to use ropes which were at hand and to remove rock which they suspected was dangerous. Hughes died a week later and his mate was seriously injured.