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Surname
JONES
Forename
William
Day
25
Month
05
Year
1910
Age
48
Occupation
Slate Getter
Mine/Quarry Name
Talysarn Quarry
Mineral Worked
Slate
Owner
Talysarn Slate Quarries Ltd
Location
Talysarn
County
Caernarfonshire
Details of Event
He was killed by a stone falling from a waggon travelling along a ‘blondin.’ The accident was due to the waggon coming in contact with the fixed rope of another blondin owing to an error of judgement on the part of the signal man.