	Trimsaran Colliery	Index	Trimsaran Colliery

Trimsaran Colliery

Location:	Trimsaran, nr. Llanelly 9½ miles [16 km] SSE of Carmarthen
Map Ref:	(Sheet 159 Swansea and Gower) SN458050, 51° 43' 19" N, 4° 13' 58" W
Opened:
Closed:
Owners:	Trimsaran Colliery Co., Ltd.
	Welsh Anthracite Collieries, Ltd.
	Henderson's Welsh Anthracite Collieries, Ltd.
	1947 - National Coal Board (N.C.B.)
Output:	1894 - Coal: Anthracite. Fireclay.
	1896 - Coal: Anthracite. Fireclay.
	1900 - Coal: Anthracite.
	1905 - Coal: Anthracite.
	1947 - Coal: Anthracite. (15,000 tons)
	1954 - Coal: Anthracite.
Employment:	1894 - 122 (89 below, 33 surface)
	1896 - 144 (106 below, 38 surface)
	1900 - 133 (100 below, 33 surface)
	1905 - 114 (90 below, 24 surface) [Abandoned, 1905]
	1933 - 495 (385 below, 110 surface)
	1940 - 272 (217 below, 55 surface)
	1947 - 186 (138 below, 48 surface)
	1954 - 254 (200 below, 54 surface)
Seams Worked:	1905 - Big Vein, Green [Abandoned, 1905]
	1954 - Wauynffynnpnau
Notes:	Current Status - Page under construction! and is far, far from complete!

Description

Disasters (5 or more killed)

26th

Apr

1923

Haulage accident, 10 lives lost (Show Names)

Those entries marked with , signify a disaster for which a memorial has been erected or for which we have images concerning the disaster, alternately their name may be mentioned on a memorial plaque. Click on the symbol next to the name to see the appropriate web page for the memorial.

Names of those killed at this colliery

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

						Brace, John, 15 Jan 1895, aged 29, Labourer, Died from concussion of brain supposed to have been caused by falling off a wagon which he was about to unload
						Daniel, William, 19 Nov 1886, aged 22, Collier, Explosion of firedamp about midnight. One of their lamps was found after the accident with the gauze removed. The place was somewhat disturbed and gas must have been given off more than usual or the man may have gone slower owing to there being no person directly in charge of it or leakage may have occurred at some of the doors. They were smoking their pipes after coming out of the mine and were not considered badly burnt but all died within three or four days [More information ...]
						Davies, David Thomas, 26 Apr 1923 [More information ...]
						Davies, Morgan, 26 Apr 1923 [More information ...]
						Griffith, John, 29 Aug 1884, aged 24, Collier, Fall of stone
						Howells, Thomas, 30 Oct 1890, aged 29, Collier, Fall of roof (clift, 5ft. x 1½ft. x 2ft. thick) while starting a skip on side of top hole. Greygog seam 3½ ft. thick. Pillar and stall
						Jenkins, William, 26 Apr 1923 [More information ...]
						John, David, 19 Nov 1886, aged 28, Collier, Explosion of firedamp about midnight. One of their lamps was found after the accident with the gauze removed. The place was somewhat disturbed and gas must have been given off more than usual or the man may have gone slower owing to there being no person directly in charge of it or leakage may have occurred at some of the doors. They were smoking their pipes after coming out of the mine and were not considered badly burnt but all died within three or four days [More information ...]
						John, Thomas, 26 Apr 1923 [More information ...]
						John, William, 21 Jun 1901, aged 36, Repairer, While following a "journey" up No. 2 dip, the rope broke and the journey ran back, killing deceased who failed to get clear
						Jones, Thomas, 19 Nov 1886, aged 39, Collier, Explosion of firedamp about midnight. One of their lamps was found after the accident with the gauze removed. The place was somewhat disturbed and gas must have been given off more than usual or the man may have gone slower owing to there being no person directly in charge of it or leakage may have occurred at some of the doors. They were smoking their pipes after coming out of the mine and were not considered badly burnt but all died within three or four days [More information ...]
						Lawrence, William, 11 Sep 1896, aged 39, Fireman, Fall on main slant, while repairing and working alone about it 16ft. x 8ft. x 4ft. thick. Big vein
						Lewis, Joseph, 11 Oct 1881, aged 19, Collier, Fall of roof
						Parry, Harold, 26 Apr 1923 [More information ...]
						Probert, Harold, 26 Apr 1923 [More information ...]
						Rees, William John, 26 Apr 1923 [More information ...]
						Rogers, Thomas, 26 Apr 1923 [More information ...]
						Thomas, Henry, 13 Jan 1919, aged 23, Rider, Killed by a fall after trams derailed and knocked timbers down
						Williams, Sidney, 26 Apr 1923 [More information ...]
						Williams, Thomas, 26 Apr 1923 [More information ...]

						20 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 , were killed in a disaster for which a memorial has been erected or for which we have images concerning the disaster, alternately their name may be mentioned on a memorial plaque. Click on the symbol next to the name to see the appropriate web page for the memorial.

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.

more information on some of the fatalities shown above

Collieries and Pits within 5 miles (8km)

a simulated map showing the immediate vicinity of Trimsaran Colliery

list of collieries/pits etc. near to Trimsaran Colliery

Memorial Images:

Memorial: 1923 Trimsaran Colliery Disaster

Credits

Sources:

1881 Mines Inspectors Report (C 3241), South Wales District by Thomas E. Wales, H.M. Inspector of Mines Where to find this report
1884 Mines Inspectors Report (C 4429), South Wales District by Thomas E. Wales, H.M. Inspector of Mines Where to find this report
1894 List of Mines - Government report from the Mines Department
1896 List of Mines - Government report from the Mines Department, also available online at Peak District Mines Historical Society Ltd
1900 List of Mines - Government report from the Mines Department
1901 Mines Inspectors Report (Cd 1062), Swansea District (No. 11) by Joseph T. Robson, H.M. Inspector of Mines Where to find this report
1905 List of Mines - Government report from the Mines Department
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
1954 Guide to the Coalfields published by the Colliery Guardian
OS Grid Reference from Adit Now website