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Surname
MORRIS
Forename
John
Day
26
Month
08
Year
1908
Age
40
Occupation
Labourer
Mine/Quarry Name
Darbishires' Quarry
Mineral Worked
Diorite
Owner
Darbishires’ Ltd
Location
Penmaenmawr
County
Caernarfonshire
Details of Event
As he walked along the bank, a charge of gunpowder, which was being put into a to hole by another man exploded. The stemmer projected from the hole struck Jones on the head. He died shortly after.