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Surname
KNIGHT
Forename
Ernest
Day
16
Month
01
Year
1905
Age
20
Occupation
Collier
Mine/Quarry Name
Nantgwyn
Mineral Worked
Coal
Owner
Naval Colliery Co. (1897) Ltd
Location
Penygraig
County
Glamorganshire
Details of Event
At face, coal, 13ft. by 14ins. by 4ft. thick, fell off a face slip as deceased was leaving his stall at the end of his shift. A heavy ' pounce’ or ‘thump’ caused the coal to fall and crush out three sprags set against it. Four feet seam.