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Surname
WILLIAMS
Forename
Robert
Day
03
Month
07
Year
1901
Age
66
Occupation
Miner
Mine/Quarry Name
Great Holway
Mineral Worked
Lead
Owner
Henry Hotkchiss
Location
Holywell
County
Flintshire
Details of Event
While he and another miner were descending the shaft by the ladder way one of the platforms gave way and fell to the bottom of the shaft carrying deceased his mate with it a distance of 28 yards. Williams was killed on the spot but his mate escaped with comparatively slight injuries.