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Surname
PARRY
Forename
William
Day
16
Month
01
Year
1900
Age
16
Occupation
Gleaner
Mine/Quarry Name
Penrhyn Quarry
Mineral Worked
Slate
Owner
Lord Penrhyn
Location
Bethesda
County
Caernarfonshire
Details of Event
While having charge of a sled (trolley) he was descending a vertical shaft is cage he and the ‘sled’ fell out of the cage to the bottom of the shaft a distance of 40 yards. Killed on the spot. The lad had put a chain in front of the wheels before commencing the descent and he must while descending have removed it with the intention of saving a few seconds at the bottom.