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Surname
JEREMIAH
Forename
Joseph
Day
20
Month
01
Year
1906
Age
59
Occupation
Cogman
Mine/Quarry Name
Mardy, No.2
Mineral Worked
Coal
Owner
Locket's Merthyr Collieries (1894) Ltd
Location
Maerdy
County
Glamorganshire
Details of Event
Fall of roof on road, cliff, 13ft. by 6ft by 3ft thick, fell as he was taking out a cog which had one end supported one end of the stone. He was very experienced in taking out timber and it difficult to understand why he had not found out that the stone had given and taken precautions Four-feet seam.