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Surname
JONES
Forename
David
Day
24
Month
10
Year
1900
Age
52
Occupation
Collier
Mine/Quarry Name
Glenavon
Mineral Worked
Coal
Owner
Glenavon Rhondda Colliery Co. Ltd
Location
Cymmer
County
Glamorganshire
Details of Event
Drowned by an inrush of water from the old workings of Caerau colliery. 5 killed. Wife and one daughter. Had carried his 'butty' on his back to a place of safety when water broke into Glyncorrwg Level six years ago (1894).