	Tirbach Colliery	Index	Tirbach Colliery

Tirbach Colliery

Location:	Ystalyfera 12 miles [19 km] NE of Swansea
Map Ref:	(Sheet 160 Breacon Beacons) SN771093, 51° 46' 6" N, 3° 46' 53" W
Opened:
Closed:
Owners:	Pwllbach Colliery Co., Ltd.
	Henderson's Welsh Anthracite Collieries Ltd.
Employment:	1923 - 439 (360 below, 79 surface)
	1933 - 612 (498 below, 114 surface)
	1940 - 488 (390 below, 98 surface)
Notes:	Current Status - Page under construction! and is far, far from complete!

Description

Disasters (5 or more killed)

None found.

Names of those killed at this colliery

Please note that this collection of names is by no means complete!

						Davies, Albert, 10 Apr 1929, aged 32, Collier, Fall as he was cutting coal and prop discharged from breaks visible before fall
						Davies, Ll., 31 Jan 1905, aged 27, Repairer, Fall of roof. At face ; while about to commence to rip the roof of a stall, it fell upon him, causing death by suffocation
						Ellis, Henry, 01 Jun 1903, aged 36, Engine driver, While erecting new coal-washing plant, a link in a ¾-in chain, by which a plate weighing about 12 cwts. was being raised into position, broke, and deceased in jumping to get clear fell to the ground 14 ft. below the beam on which he was standing
						Jones, Benjamin, 16 Jul 1924, 1.15 p.m., 7th hour of shift, aged 32, Collier, Jones was preparing to stand a post under the roof in the face when a pan shaped stone, 6 ft. diameter and 18 ins. thick, fell on to him and killed him. The stone had a greasy surface, and had no adhesion to the mass of roof
						Kendrick, J., Feb 1934, (accident: 12 Jun 1929), aged 24, Collier, Piece of clod fell on his back while hewing — fractured spine. Died Feb. 1934
						Thomas, Thomas, 12 Mar 1912, aged 33, Fireman, Crushed by a water tank against the side of a roadway which was narrow at the place. The tank was derailed and drawn into the side

						6 names found

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.

Those names marked with , have a web page providing individual details of the accident, the page may also include a photograph of the deceased. Click on the symbol next to the name to see the web page.

Some of the names of mining fatalities on this page have been kindly provided by Ian Winstanley of the Coal Mining History Resource Centre (CMHRC) and are marked with . The CMHRC is available here.

Collieries and Pits within 5 miles (8km)

a simulated map showing the immediate vicinity of Tirbach Colliery

list of collieries/pits etc. near to Tirbach Colliery

Credits

Sources:

1903 Mines Inspectors Report (Cd 2119), Swansea District (No. 11) by Joseph T. Robson, H.M. Inspector of Mines Where to find this report
1905 Mines Inspectors Report (Cd 2910), Swansea District (No. 11) by Joseph T. Robson, H.M. Inspector of Mines Where to find this report
1912 Mines Inspectors Report (Cd 6983), South Wales District (No. 7) by 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, Swansea Division (No. 7) by W. J. Charlton, 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
OS Grid Reference from Adit Now website