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    My great grandfather, Thomas John Davies, worked at tower colliery, hirwaun. He had an accident there which i think resulted in serious injuries to his leg(s) i would like to know if they keep records, as i would like to know what happend

  • #2
    might be best to have a look here:

    Tower Colliery
    Julie
    They're coming to take me away haha hee hee..........

    .......I find dead people

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    • #3
      had a look
      can't see anything to do with accidents
      so theres no offical records i could order?

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      • #4
        You could try the local county record office as they may well hold the inquest reports, as well as local papers reporting it. If it was a major incident then you may well find it reported nationally in the Times newspaper, which is available online through subscription, or free through a library.

        I have also been trying to find out about a colliery recently - mine was in West Yorkshire and tracked down the records to West Yorkshire Archives, although they didn't hold anything for the time period I was after. The National Coal Board had deposited the records with them, so it could be the same case in Wales and they will be in the local record office...

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        • #5
          have you had a look in our wiki?

          we have a section on mining and there might be something there?

          Mining and Heavy Industry - Family Tree Forum
          Julie
          They're coming to take me away haha hee hee..........

          .......I find dead people

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          • #6
            Thanks i will check the wiki ( thats one thing i never remember to do!)

            Thank you, i will check the local paper and records

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            • #7
              Leah if you click on the link I gave in my other post (where it says mining and heavy industry) it will take you directly to that page in the wiki. :smilee:
              Julie
              They're coming to take me away haha hee hee..........

              .......I find dead people

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              • #8
                Tower Colliery was I think the last working colliery in South Wales, so hopefully the records have survived.
                Uncle John - Passed away March 2020

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                • #9
                  thank you

                  yea, i guess that gives it a good chance of some surviving records

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                  • #10
                    The biggest collection of records nationally is here The Coal Mining History Resource Centre  



                    It may be worth emailing Ian Winstanly as I think this is an ongoing project.
                    Barbara

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