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Surname
YOUNG
Forename
William
Day
03
Month
04
Year
1926
Age
26
Occupation
Machineman
Mine/Quarry Name
Glengarw
Mineral Worked
Coal
Owner
Glenavon Garw Collieries Ltd
Location
Blaengarw
County
Glamorganshire
Details of Event
He and three others were connecting conveyor engine and troughs in order to move whole forward to new turning - they had slackened the jack screws of engine and then hit off stamping props and started moving the engine when a large stone fell and killed him.