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Surname
OWEN
Forename
Thomas
Day
03
Month
11
Year
1909
Age
30
Occupation
Collier
Mine/Quarry Name
Argoed
Mineral Worked
Coal
Owner
Llewellyn Howell & Co.
Location
Pontrhydyfen
County
Glamorganshire
Details of Event
Fall of roof at face; while holing under the coal face, a bell-shaped stone 6 feet long, by 2 feet, and 10 inches in thickness fell on his back. This is the first fatal accident at the colliery which has been opened for 22 years. Weruddu. Naked lights.