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Surname
RICHARDS
Forename
William
Day
13
Month
11
Year
1907
Age
15
Occupation
Collier Boy
Mine/Quarry Name
Dulais
Mineral Worked
Coal
Owner
Dulais Anthracite Collieries Co. Ltd
Location
Onllwyn
County
Breconshire
Details of Event
Fall of roof on road. A horse was standing in charge of a haulier at a pass by, while the boy was assisting the collier to push a tram along the roadway. In passing the horse became restive and forced its limbers or shaft against a prop supporting the roof. The prop gave way, and a fall of the roof occurred, killing the lad instantaneously. Bleurs seam. Safety lamps.