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Surname
MILLER
Forename
John
Day
19
Month
02
Year
1914
Age
22
Occupation
Collier
Mine/Quarry Name
Celynen
Mineral Worked
Coal
Owner
Newport, Abercarn, Black Vein Steam Coal Co. Ltd
Location
Abercarn
County
Monmouthshire
Details of Event
When travelling on a haulage road, up an incline, behind a journey of full trams which was being hauled up by means of a rope, a shackle link broke and 10 trams ran back, killing Miller and severely injuring a comrade.