Dare Colliery

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Bolitho, William, 03 Feb 1883, aged 41, Ostler, Crushed between railway waggons

Bowen, David, 27 Nov 1873, aged 32, Rider, Killed by trams on engine plane

Daniel, Thomas, 02 Jun 1899, aged 33, Rider, Slipped off shackle on which he was riding between loaded trams, was caught by the wheels, and dragged about 60 yards

Daniels, J. O., 06 May 1910, aged 23, Collier, Fall of side at working face. A lump of cliff lying above the coal fell on him

Davies, David, 10 May 1877, aged 49, Collier, Killed by a fall of stone

Davies, John, 08 Jun 1878, aged 14, Collier, Killed by fall of roof

Davies, Rees, 12 Feb 1924, 10.45 a.m., 4th hour of shift, aged 65, Labourer, He was in charge of a ventilation door on a main and tail rope haulage plane. He opened the door to allow a loaded journey to pass through, and in some way was caught by the first tram, being carried for a distance of 20 yards and crushed against a post by the tram, which had become derailed. Probably he had left it too late before opening the door, as there was 4-ft. clearance space between the rails and each side near the door. Oil flame safety lamp used

Davies, Thomas, 16 Oct 1864, aged 26, Collier, Fall of stone from roof

Evans, Thomas, 28 Feb 1883, aged 28, Haulier, Fell under trams

George, David, 29 Aug 1879, aged 50, Collier, Killed by fall of roof

Griffiths, Morgan, 24 Oct 1904, 2.45 p.m., aged 24, Assistant Hitcher, Struck on the head by a lump of coal, which fell off a tram as the cage was being placed on the fans. It struck the top of the cage, which was at the bottom, and glanced off to deceased, who was 6 ft. from the shaft and was pulling the empty tram away. The "penthouse" reached to within 9 ins. of the cage

Howells, John, 02 Feb 1914, aged 48, Collier, Fall of side at face. In cleaning up the debris from a shot so as to make room to stand some timber, a piece fell out from a hidden slant at side of road

James, Evan, 25 Mar 1878, aged 24, Collier, Killed by fall of roof

James, Thomas, 25 Dec 1899, (accident: 21 Dec 1899), aged 24, Collier, Crushed between an empty tram, which he was endeavouring to hold back, and a loaded tram near the face. A haulier was assisting him to change the trams, but owing to the cross-bar slipping out of his hands he lost his grip. Died 25th December

Jenion, Thomas, 04 Jun 1877, aged 21, Rider, Killed by falling off trams on engine plane

Jenkins, John, 26 May 1902, 2.30 p.m., aged 64, Labourer, Deceased was stowing a road dipping 6 to 8 ins. per yard. An empty tram was being taken out, when it got off the rails. The haulier removed the bar-hook, and lifted the tram on to the rails. Before he had time to replace the bar-hook, the big pin of the shaft rose and liberated the tram, which ran down and crushed deceased

Jeremiah, Benjamin, 22 Jan 1907, 11.45 a.m., aged 38, Rope Splicer, Deceased and another man were struck by the framing of a horizontal diverting pulley, fixed 5 ft. 11 ins. above the rails of a double roadway, 13 ft. wide between sidewalls. As a normal journey was being hauled in by the tail rope, the framing sprang out of the walls without either of the baulks of timber breaking. They were fixed on the afternoon of the 19th and were first used on the night of the 20th. Although they had withstood the strain of the 20th and 21st, it appears probable that the mortar, used in walling in the baulks, had not properly set. The mortar was made with hydraulic lime

Jones, Daniel, 12 Jan 1887, aged 14, Door boy, Run over by empty tram on engine plane while going to his work. The tram ran wild in consequence of shackle pin coming out while the journey was going down the incline. There were manholes as required

Jones, David, 03 Jun 1907, 7.30 a.m., aged 62, Repairer, Fall of roof. On road, fireclay, 4 ft. by 1 ft. by 11 ins. thick. Deceased and another man were sent to clear a fall on a heading, and, after examining the place and pulling down, as they thought, all the loose stones, they started work. A fall occurred 20 minutes later, and deceased was injured so badly that he died in four hours. New seam

Jones, James Stanley, 19 Jan 1914, aged 30, Collier, Fall of roof in working place. A long narrow piece of roof fell upon his back as he was in a kneeling position preparing a stamp hole for a post

Jones, Thomas, 14 Dec 1855, aged 34, Collier, Fall of coal

Jones, Thomas, 19 May 1903, (accident: 04 May 1903, 1 p.m.), aged 29, Collier, Fall of side. At face, coal, 4 ft. by 2 ft. by 6 ft. thick, broke in two at a sprag, and fell on him as he was clearing away the "butts." Died May 19. Seven feet seam

Jones, William, 01 Nov 1856, Fall of roof

Lissen, John, 18 Feb 1860, aged 12, Boy, Fell before trams and was run over

Lloyd, Evan, 13 Mar 1903, 10 p.m., aged 40, Repairer, Fall of roof. At face, fireclay, 15 ft. by 6 ft. by 53 ins. thick, fell as he was barring down the lower portion of it to make height. New seam

Morgan, E., 10 Nov 1883, aged 31, Hitcher, Fell down shaft

Morgan, Hugh, 07 Dec 1899, (accident: 01 Dec 1899), aged 33, Collier, Fatally injured by a charge of roburite which had missed fire. No evidence that deceased was tampering with the hole. When examined by fireman at commencement of shift it was seen that the ground (rippings) had parted somewhat, the effect of another shot fired at time when this shot missed. Died December 7th

Newton, Alfred, 26 Nov 1907, (accident: 17 Jul 1907, 3.40 p.m.), aged 51, Labourer, Deceased was travelling along an engine plane at the end of his shift, when the men with him observed that the empty journey had started in from the pit, and advised him to get into a manhole, as they did. He disregarded their advice, and had passed three manholes, when the journey knocked him down and ran over him. The plane was 9 ft. wide, and there were manholes 18 to 19 yards apart. He was found near a manhole. He died on November 26th

Nicholas, Isaac, 16 Jan 1864, aged 24, Collier, Fall of stone from roof

Rees, David, 04 Mar 1873, aged 32, Collier, Killed by a fall of coal

Rees, James, 27 Jul 1937, aged 62, Under Manager, he was found fatally injured at the side of the main haulage road just after a full journey had passed towards the pit bottom

Samuel, W., 24 Feb 1900, (accident: 19 Feb 1900, Noon), aged 59, Doorman, Crushed by a journey of empty trams against the door which he was attending, having failed to open it in time. Died February 24th

Thomas, Henry, 02 Oct 1856, Fell down shaft trying to get on carriage after signal being given

Thomas, William, 23 Aug 1864, aged 13, Collier, Fall of stone from roof

Walters, John, 21 Jun 1864, aged 13, Door boy, Fall of stone from roof

Williams, Daniel, 04 Aug 1856, Stone from roof

Williams, George, 25 Feb 1884, aged 23, Haulier, Fell under trams