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Surname
RICHARDS
Forename
Edward
Day
26
Month
03
Year
1904
Age
20
Occupation
Miner
Mine/Quarry Name
East Pool & Agar United
Mineral Worked
Tin
Owner
East Pool & Agar United Mining Co.
Location
Camborne
County
Cornwall
Details of Event
He was killed in an end. at the 212 fathom level by an explosion of gelignite which he had brought from the surface in two tins. The gelignite which had only just been brought down the shaft from the surface in some unexplained way teceived a shock and exploded. It was most probably frozen but no definite information as to the cause of the explosion could be obtained from his comrades and others who had seen him a few minutes before on his way to his working place.