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Surname
MATTHEWS
Forename
Edward
Day
11
Month
12
Year
1906
Age
35
Occupation
Collier
Mine/Quarry Name
Arrail Griffin
Mineral Worked
Coal
Owner
John Lancaster & Co. Ltd
Location
Six Bells
County
Monmouthshire
Details of Event
Fall of coal from the face while he was filling a coal box to finish off a loaded tram. The coal appears to have burst off a straight face, showing that spragging should be strictly carried out, and enforced, in this Black Vein seam, even when coal is not overhanging.