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Surname
WILLIAMS
Forename
Emlyn
Day
08
Month
10
Year
1901
Age
15
Occupation
Collier’s Boy
Mine/Quarry Name
Tillery, Gray Pit
Mineral Worked
Coal
Owner
Powell's Tillery Steam Coal Co. Ltd
Location
Abertillery
County
Monmouthshire
Details of Event
Fall of roof from a soapy joint in a working place. These are frequent met within the 3 quarter seam they are very treacherous and are seldom visible before a fall occurs. Under these circumstances close propping and the use of flats where necessary from time to time is the only safeguard.