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Surname
MATTHEWS
Forename
William
Day
04
Month
10
Year
1907
Age
33
Occupation
Collier
Mine/Quarry Name
Collenna
Mineral Worked
Coal
Owner
Glamorgan Coal Co. Ltd
Location
Tonyrefail
County
Glamorganshire
Details of Event
Fall of roof at face, cliff, 5.5ft. by 2ft. by 32ins. thick fell on deceased as he was clearing the rubbish produced by a shot, fired in the roof by the previous shift. The roof had been examined by the deceased five minutes before the fall. No.3 Rhondda seam.