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William Bowen
| Age: | 18 |
| Died: | 21st Jan 1905 |
| Accident: | 21st Jan 1905 |
| Year Born: | abt. 1887 |
| Colliery: | Elba |
| Company: | Baldwins, Ltd. |
| Occupation: | Coal shifter |
| Notes: | By explosion of gas and coal dust ; Explosion, firedamp, ignition caused by contraband |
| Buried: | [not known] |
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Memorial: 1905 Elba Colliery Disaster
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Pub. Date | Article (Newspaper) |
| 03 Feb 1905 | Eleventh Elba Victim Succumbs (The Cambrian) |
| 17 Feb 1905 | Gowerton Disaster, Disquieting Revelations at the Inquest, Matches and Cigarette Boxes Found in the Mine (The Cambrian) |
| 12 May 1905 | Gowerton Pit Disaster, Owners and Managers Summoned at Swansea, Alleged Defective Ventilation: Case Dismissed (The Cambrian) |
- 1905 Mines Inspectors Report (Cd 2910), Swansea District (No. 11) by Joseph T. Robson, H.M. Inspector of Mines, Page: 23, Accident Number: 1 Where to find this report
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