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William Thomas
| Age: | 10 |
| Died: | 29th Jan 1859 |
| Accident: | 29th Jan 1859 |
| Year Born: | abt. 1849 |
| Colliery: | Gadlys |
| Company: | Thomas Wayne and Co. |
| Occupation: | Boy |
| Notes: | Explosion of gas ; a young lad not employed in the colliery, and lost his way |
| Buried: | [not known] |
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No. 7. — Explosion of Gas, Gadly's Colliery.
This colliery is the property of Messrs. Wayne and Co., and one of the most extensive in the valley of Aberdare. On the morning of the 29th of January, the deceased, a boy not quite ten (10) years of age, went into the colliery with a haulier, to seek employment from one of the colliers; he, however, had not long been underground when he strayed from the haulier, and lost his way; he went into a part of the colliery which had not been worked for some considerable time, and in going over some "falls of roof," which had taken place near the "face" of the level, he fired a little gas, which had there accumulated ; the report of the explosion was heard by some ironstone miners, they went to the spot, and found little or no damage done, and the air circulated to within a few yards of the place. The poor boy had the day previous been with the overlooker, and he had then refused to allow him to work in the colliery without a certificate of his age.
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- 1859 Mines Inspectors Report, South Wales District by Thomas Evans, H.M. Inspector of Mines, Page: 110
- 1859 Mines Inspectors Report, South Wales District by Thomas Evans, H.M. Inspector of Mines, Page: 118, Accident Number: 7
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