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Surname
VOWLES
Forename
David John
Day
12
Month
05
Year
1903
Age
18
Occupation
Collier’s Boy
Mine/Quarry Name
Elliot
Mineral Worked
Coal
Owner
Powell Duffryn Steam Coal Co. Ltd
Location
New Tredegar
County
Monmouthshire
Details of Event
The collier was engaged pulling coal off the face a piece in falling knocked out a post which struck deceased in the stomach. Had the coal been eased down with sprags this danger would have been avoided.