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John Coombes
| Age: | 54 |
| Died: | 3rd Nov 1924 |
| Accident: | 3rd Nov 1924 10.35 a.m., 4th hour of shift |
| Year Born: | abt. 1870 |
| Colliery: | Dinas Main |
| Company: | Britannic Merthyr Coal Co., Ltd. |
| Occupation: | Collier |
| Notes: | Deceased was holing coal at the face when he was caught under a "bell-stone," breaking his neck. The stone weighed about 2½ tons, and gave way from a loose end, which was afterwards discovered to be running flush with a gob of an old road |
| Buried: | [not known] |
| Category: | Falls of Roof :: At Face |
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- 1924 Mines Inspectors Report, Swansea Division (No. 7) by W. J. Charlton, H.M. Inspector of Mines [DMM Ref: L-01624 - Tom Bainbridge Collection], Page: 46, Accident Number: 22
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