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Surname
LEWIS
Forename
John
Day
10
Month
06
Year
1900
Age
56
Occupation
Labourer
Mine/Quarry Name
Clyn-mil Drift
Mineral Worked
Coal
Owner
Hills’ Plymouth Co. Ltd
Location
Merthyr Tydfil
County
Glamorganshire
Details of Event
He went in to attend to a pump and was not again seen until his body was found by the fireman who was making his inspection at 11.25 p.m. about 160 yards further in than the pump. No one knew why he had gone beyond his working place. Naked lights used. Four feet seam.