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Surname
PARSONS
Forename
Araham
Day
17
Month
01
Year
1901
Age
28
Occupation
Quarryman
Mine/Quarry Name
Llanharry Quarry
Mineral Worked
Limestone
Owner
Llanharry Limestone, Lime, Gravel & Coal Co. Ltd
Location
Llantrisant
County
Glamorganshire
Details of Event
In barring down some stone which had been blasted on 24th December, he exploded part of the charge remaining unexploded by striking it with the bar. He thought the shot had gone off properly. Matagnite gelatine was the explosive.