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Surname
MOORE
Forename
Edward
Day
31
Month
05
Year
1910
Age
26
Occupation
Hardgroundman
Mine/Quarry Name
Great Mountain
Mineral Worked
Coal
Owner
Great Mountain Collieries Co. Ltd
Location
Tumble
County
Carmarthenshire
Details of Event
Explosion of a charge of rippite which had missed fire while the debris from 15 shots which had been fired by electric battery in volleys of 3 or 4 was being cleared away. Four other men were injured. 2 killed.