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Surname
BROWN
Forename
W. Augustus
Day
16
Month
03
Year
1914
Age
21
Occupation
Collier
Mine/Quarry Name
Bedwas Navigation
Mineral Worked
Coal
Owner
Bedwas Navigation Colliery Co. Ltd
Location
Trethomas
County
Monmouthshire
Details of Event
After tumbling an empty tram in a turning place on a heading dipping 1 in 5, it we; found necessary to move it to allow a full tram to pass. When tumbling it back on to the rails the sprags fell out and the tram ran over him. He died the following day from his injuries.