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Tirherbert Colliery
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| Location: | Hirwain 6½ miles [10 km] WSW of Merthyr Tydfil |
| Map Ref: | (Sheet 170 Vale of Glamorgan West) SN942049, 51° 43' 56" N, 3° 31' 56" W |
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| Owners: | D. R. Llewellyn and Sons Ltd. |
| Powell Duffryn Associated Collieries Ltd. | |
| Powell Duffryn Ltd. | |
| 1947 - National Coal Board (N.C.B.) | |
| Output: | 1947 - Coal: Steam. (100,000 tons) |
| Employment: | 1923 - 122 (106 below, 16 surface) |
| 1933 - 298 (250 below, 48 surface) | |
| 1940 - 259 (219 below, 40 surface) | |
| 1947 - 299 (237 below, 62 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, Daniel, 06 Sep 1938, aged 22, Collier, Killed by an explosion of gas caused by the short circuiting of the electrical apparatus which caused a spark to ignite gas [More information ...] | |||||
| Jones, John, 06 Sep 1938, aged 28, Electrician, Killed by an explosion of gas caused by the short circuiting of the electrical apparatus which caused a spark to ignite gas [More information ...] | |||||
| Williams, Sidney John, 06 Sep 1938, aged 42, Collier, Killed by an explosion of gas caused by the short circuiting of the electrical apparatus which caused a spark to ignite gas [More information ...] | |||||
| Yelland, David John, 06 Sep 1938, aged 23, Cutter Man, Killed by an explosion of gas caused by the short circuiting of the electrical apparatus which caused a spark to ignite gas [More information ...] | |||||
| 4 names found | ||||||
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Collieries and Pits within 5 miles (8km)
a simulated map showing the immediate vicinity of Tirherbert Colliery
list of collieries/pits etc. near to Tirherbert Colliery
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Credits
Sources:
- 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
- 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
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