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Surname
MAHONEY
Forename
Nicholas
Day
24
Month
03
Year
1906
Age
15
Occupation
Collier’s Boy
Mine/Quarry Name
Tirpentwys
Mineral Worked
Coal
Owner
Tir Pentwys Black Vein Steam Coal Co. Ltd
Location
Pantygasseg
County
Monmouthshire
Details of Event
He was filling coal out from the lower side of his working place A stone fell from the roof. 10 or 12 feet from him, and knocked out several pieces of timber, one of which struck him on the neck and killed him. The collier had evidently delayed securing his place too long, but was at the time in the road preparing a post.