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Bargoed Brithdir Colliery
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| Location: | Bargoed 9 miles [14 km] SE of Merthyr Tydfil |
| Map Ref: | (Sheet 171 Cardiff and Newport) ST155988, 51° 40' 52" N, 3° 13' 20" W |
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| Owners: | Powell Duffryn Steam Coal Co., Ltd. |
| Powell Duffryn Associated Collieries Ltd. | |
| Powell Duffryn Ltd. | |
| 1947 - National Coal Board (N.C.B.) | |
| Output: | 1947 - Coal: Coking, Household. (93,000 tons) |
| Employment: | 1923 - 747 (689 below, 58 surface) |
| 1933 - 775 (690 below, 85 surface) | |
| 1940 - 630 (530 below, 100 surface) | |
| 1947 - 314 (260 below, 54 surface) | |
| Notes: | Current Status - Page under construction! and is far, far from complete! |
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Description
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Disasters (5 or more killed)
None found.
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Names of those killed at this colliery
Please note that this collection of names is by no means complete!
 | Davies, William, 17 Dec 1924, 10.0 a.m., 3rd hour of shift, aged 56, Collier, He was "breasting" a piece of coal to strip a rib, which had been standing for some weeks, when a portion of the roof, 6 yards in length by 4 ft. 6 ins. wide, with a tapering thickness from 1 ft. 9 ins. to a knife edge, broke off from a vertical joint along the rib and discharged three posts. He was caught by the fall and killed outright. The portion that fell was clift, which had interposed between the usual rock roof and the coal seam, due to a roll in the roof. Naked light used | |||||
| Shephard, Henry, 19 Jul 1913, (accident: 17 Jul 1913), aged 49, Labourer, As he was lowering an empty wagon down a siding he fell down and was crushed between a wooden "skotch" and the axle guard of the wagon. He died from his injuries on July 19th, 1913 | |||||
| Talbot, R. S., 28 Jul 1910, aged 27, Collier, Fall of roof at working face. While cutting coal he liberated a bell stone in the roof which fell on him | |||||
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If you know of any fatalities missing from the above list then please contact us with the details and we will add them to our database.
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Collieries and Pits within 5 miles (8km)
a simulated map showing the immediate vicinity of Bargoed Brithdir Colliery
list of collieries/pits etc. near to Bargoed Brithdir Colliery
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Credits
Sources:
- 1910 Mines Inspectors Report (Cd 5676), South Wales District (No. 7) by W. N. Atkinson, H.M. Inspector of Mines Where to find this report
- 1913 Mines Inspectors Report (Cd 7439), South Wales Division (No. 5) by Dr. W. N. Atkinson, H.M. Inspector of Mines Where to find this report
- 1923 Colliery Year Book and Coal Trades Directory. Published by The Louis Cassier Co. Ltd., from a copy held in the Scottish Mining Museum, Newtongrange, Midlothian
- 1924 Mines Inspectors Report, Cardiff and Newport Division (No. 6) by J. M. Carey, H.M. Inspector of Mines [DMM Ref: L-01624 - Tom Bainbridge Collection]
- 1933 Colliery Year Book and Coal Trades Directory. Published by The Louis Cassier Co. Ltd., from a copy held in the Scottish Mining Museum, Newtongrange, Midlothian
- 1940 Colliery Year Book and Coal Trades Directory. Published by The Louis Cassier Co. Ltd., from a copy held in the Scottish Mining Museum, Newtongrange, Midlothian
- 1947 Colliery Year Book and Coal Trades Directory. Published by The Louis Cassier Co. Ltd., from a copy held in the Scottish Mining Museum, Newtongrange, Midlothian
- OS Grid Reference from Adit Now website
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