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Surname
NICHOLAS
Forename
David John
Day
16
Month
12
Year
1908
Age
29
Occupation
Haulier
Mine/Quarry Name
Coegnant
Mineral Worked
Coal
Owner
North's Navigation Collieries (1889) Ltd
Location
Nantyffyllon
County
Glamorganshire
Details of Event
Knocked down and run over by a coal laden tram which had run wild down a gradient of 1 in 9. The tram had been left spragged in four wheels, by it haulier who had turned up a roadway to the right to get another loaded tram. In the meantime, another haulier drove his horse against the tram which was standing on the edge of the gradient and it ran away.