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Surname
BELCHER
Forename
Alfred
Day
14
Month
10
Year
1904
Age
17
Occupation
Collier
Mine/Quarry Name
Penrikyber
Mineral Worked
Coal
Owner
Penrikyber Navigation Colliery Co. Ltd
Location
Penrhiwceiber
County
Glamorganshire
Details of Event
At face coal, 3ft. by 15ins. By 18in thick, fell off a 'back slip" as deceased was wedging loose the bottom part the seam. Deceased's brother said that they had tried to pull down the piece of coal a few minutes before but had failed. Six feet seam.