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Surname
RAMSEY
Forename
William
Day
30
Month
10
Year
1905
Age
26
Occupation
Sinker
Mine/Quarry Name
Ferndale, No.9
Mineral Worked
Coal
Owner
D. Davis & Sons Ltd
Location
Tylorstown
County
Glamorganshire
Details of Event
Explosion of firedamp while sinking operations were in progress. A heavy discharge of gas from the bottom of the shaft took place, presumably from a thin bed of coal 10 or 11 yds. below. 2 killed.