DAVIES Thomas - 1900 - 09/10/1900 – Age 32 - New Cross Hands Coal picker. New Cross Hands Collieries Ltd., Carmarthen. Crushed between the buffers of trucks while he and three others were moving them under the screens. Died 11th May, 1901.

DAVIES Thomas - 1900 - 16/11/1900 – Age 33 - John Blindell’s, Black Vein Labourer. Blindell and Wakeford, Monmouth. When descending in the cage, with an empty tram, the rope broke and the cage fell to the bottom of the shaft causing injuries from which he died about three hours. The management showed carelessness in using the rope which was badly corroded.

DAVIES Thomas - 1901 - 13/02/1901 – Age 23 - Abergorci Haulier. Burnyeat Brown and Co. Ltd., Glamorgan. Fatally injured by runaway trams, owing to the breaking of a hitching plate, while walking up behind a journey on a plane rising five inches per yard.

DAVIES Thomas - 1901 - 25/09/1901 – Age 19 - Newton (Wood) Drawer. Richard Evans and Co., Haydock, Lancashire. Inspection made. He placed his hand on the haulage rope and got drawn into a pulley clutch wheel. He succumbed to the injuries received the same day.

DAVIES Thomas - 1902 - 08/03/1902 – Age 44 - Glynhebog Collier. Pontyberem Collieries Co. Ltd., Carmarthen. Fall of roof at face, while cutting coal a stone, 3 feet x 1 foot x 15 inches to nothing thick, fell from the rock roof, no props under this portion. Pumpquart vein.

DAVIES Thomas - 1902 - 18/09/1902 – Age 33 - Nantwen Collier. Guest Keen and Nettlefolds Ltd., Glamorgan. Fall of roof at face cliff, 4.5 feet by 3.5 feet by 27 inches thick, a bell shaped stone fell on deceased as he was clearing away some loose coal to make room to set a prop. Brithdir seam.

DAVIES Thomas - 1903 - 16/03/1903 – Age 36 - Plas Power Night byman. Broughton and Plas Power Coal Co., Denbigh. Inspection made and inquest attended. They were repairing a downbrow when a large fall of roof occurred upon them, capping some new bars which they had set. The props supporting the bars on one side were resting on the coal side which appears to have given way owing to a weight of roof on the bars. 2 killed.

DAVIES Thomas - 1903 - 22/10/1903 – Age 19 - British Rhondda Collier. Davis British Rhondda Steam Coal Co., Glamorgan. Fall at face; a bell stone, 6 feet diameter, fell and struck deceased as he was filling a tram. Nine-feet seam.

DAVIES Thomas - 1904 - 10/12/1904 – Age 65 - Gatewen Byman. Broughton & Plaspower Coal Co., Denbigh. Inspection made. He had withdrawn a bar supporting the roof and when securing the gablock and chain around the prop a stone fell from some slips in the roof upon him.

DAVIES Thomas - 1904 - 18/05/1904 – Age 62 - Elliot Oiler. Powell Duffryn Steam Coal Co. Ltd., Monmouth. He was run over by waggons which were being put into the sidings by the Railway Company's locomotive. The guard, when passing, told him to keep out of the way but soon afterwards on returning to the place found him decapitated.

DAVIES Thomas - 1904 - 27/07/1904 – Age 33 - Westminster Repairer. Westminster & Brymbo Coal & Coke Co. Ltd., Denbigh. Inspection made and inquest attended. They were engaged cutting bottom in the downbrow and they appeared to have weakened the prop supports as the roof gave way, capping two props and fatally injuring them. It was advised at the inquiry that the road should be barred. 2 killed.

DAVIES Thomas - 1904 - 31/03/1904 – Age 33 - Graig Merthyr Screenman. Graigola Merthyr Co. Ltd., Glamorgan. While changing waggons at the screens he was crushed between the buffers of the one he was shifting and another which had not been made secure.

DAVIES Thomas - 1904 - 31/08/1904 – Age 48 - International Ostler. International Coal Co. Ltd., Glamorgan. While deceased and two other men were riding up an incline, contrary to regulations, a hitching-plate broke the trams ran back and deceased was fatally injured.

DAVIES Thomas - 1905 - 08/11/1905 – Age 37 - Wynnstay Collier. Wynnstay Collieries Co., Denbigh. Inspection made and inquest attended. He was engaged clearing a fall in a brow, when a sudden weighting of the roof took place, and some roof coal fell upon him. He succumbed to his injuries received the following day.

DAVIES Thomas - 1905 - 10/03/1905 – Age 21 - Cambrian No.1 Collier. Cambrian Collieries Ltd., Glamorgan. This explosion was the subject of a Special Report by FA Gray. 33 killed.

DAVIES Thomas - 1905 - 11/07/1905 – Age 38 - National No.2 Master haulier. United National Collieries Ltd., Glamorgan. This explosion was specially reported on by E Milner-Jones, FA Gray and JT Robson. 119 killed. 4, Hillside Terrace, Wattstovm, age 38 and married, buried at Llanwonno Cemetery on Saturday.

DAVIES Thomas - 1905 - 11/07/1905 – Age 40 - National No.2 Collier. United National Collieries Ltd., Glamorgan. This explosion was specially reported on by E Milner-Jones, FA Gray and JT Robson. 119 killed. Hillside Terrace, Wattstown, buried at Llethrddu Cemetery on Saturday.

DAVIES Thomas - 1905 - 16/08/1905 – Age 36 - Bwllfa No.2 Collier. Bwllfa and Merthyr Dare Steam Collieries (1891) Ltd., Glamorgan. At face coal and clod, 7 feet by 4 feet by 6 inches thick. Deceased, having removed a sprag which had been set against a face slip, was attempting to pull down the coal, when it and the overlying clod fell and fractured his spine. He died on Sept. 22nd. Seven Feet seam.

DAVIES Thomas - 1905 - 30/03/1905 – Age 44 - Letty Shenkin Collier. Powell Duffryn Steam Coal Co. Ltd., Glamorgan. At face cliff, 5.5 feet by 1 foot by 1 foot thick, fell as deceased was wedging under it. Two sprags were said to have been crushed out. Seven feet seam.

DAVIES Thomas - 1906 - 01/08/1906 – Age 25 - National Haulier. United National Collieries Ltd., Glamorgan. Deceased was letting a loaded tram down, holding a sprag in one hand. When the sprag tightened one of his fingers was crushed between it and a piece of timber lying near the rail. His finger was split from knuckle to tip. He bound it up with a piece of the lining of his coat and continued to work. He died from tetanus in 18 days.

DAVIES Thomas - 1907 - 05/03/1907 – Age 45 - Genwen Collier. David Harry and Bros., Carmarthen. Explosion of firedamp or coal dust. 6 killed.

DAVIES Thomas - 1907 - 13/06/1907 – Age 26 - Braichycymmer Rider. Ffaldu Collieries Co. Ltd., Glamorgan. He slipped off a chain, attached to a hauling rope, while riding on the front tram of a tram of six loaded trams on a short engine plane rising 1 in 9. He was found fatally injured beneath the second tram of the journey.

DAVIES Thomas - 1907 - 26/10/1907 – Age 62 - Ammanford Labourer. Ammanford Colliery Co. Ltd., Carmarthen. While a loaded coal waggon was being removed by him from under a screen it struck against another standing on the siding. The collision caused a lump of coal to fall from the waggon upon Thomas. Davies’ foot, and his ankle was so bruised that he was unable to follow his employment. In a little while ulcers made their appearance on his arm; but he was certified as fit for work on 16th December, 1907. He had however to give up, work again on the 8th March, 1908, and on the 12th he died from septic poisoning.

DAVIES Thomas - 1908 - 03/02/1908 – Age 34 - Bedwelty Haulier. Tredegar Iron and Coal Co. Ltd., Monmouth. He appears to have been taking a sprag out of the wheels of his tram and stumbled underneath, fracturing his thigh. He was removed to the hospital where he died on the 17th of March. The side of the road is said to have been clear at the time and three feet wide outside the rails. (Horse haulage)

DAVIES Thomas - 1908 - 04/05/1908 – Age 18 - Fforchwen Collier. Cwmaman Coal Co. Ltd., Glamorgan. Fall of roof at face, cliff, 5 feet by 3 feet by 15 inches thick, fell from a smooth diagonal slant in the roof, as deceased was pulling down a slip of coal. The stone had evidently been supported by the coal. Seven feet seam.

DAVIES Thomas - 1908 - 14/01/1908 – Age 49 - Carnoch No.2 Collier. Glasbrook Bros. Ltd., Glamorgan. He was assisting a haulier to lower an empty tram into a roadway, having a slight dip inbye. He was in front of the tram and the haulier was behind. It is believed he struck his head against a low projection in the roof and sustained a fracture of the skull.

DAVIES Thomas - 1908 - 26/10/1908 – Age 45 - Brynmally Collier. New Brynmally Colliery Co., Denbighshire. He was wedging coal down at the face, when a piece of ley roof fell upon him. He succumbed to the injuries received November 1, 1908.

DAVIES Thomas - 1909 - 25/06/1909 – Age 31 - Cape Collier. David Rees, Glamorgan. Fall of roof at face, while throwing coal to a tram, a stone, 8 feet 3 inches by 6 feet 8 inches by 12 inches in thickness, fell from a shale roof. It is believed that a flat supporting this stone first collapsed, owing to the arms not being properly set. Penscallen Seam. Naked lights.

DAVIES Thomas D. - 1901 - 05/10/1901 – Age 16 - Hafod Door boy. Ruabon Coal and Coke Co. Ltd., Denbigh. Inspection made and inquest attended. He was engaged as a door boy but went in with the pony and empty tubs, instead of the proper driver, and returning with the pony and full tub a large stone fell from the side, over the pack wall crushing the deceased.

DAVIES Thomas E. - 1901 - 15/01/1901 – Age 26 - Abercainaid Collier. Hills Plymouth Co. Ltd., Glamorgan. Fall of roof at face. Deceased was sitting in the face waiting for an empty tram when two posts were discharged by a fall of roof took place and caused injuries which was to result in his death on the 9th July. Lower four feet seam.

DAVIES Thomas M. - 1902 - 01/05/1902 – Age 21 - Deep Navigation Asst. rider. Ocean Coal Co. Ltd., Glamorgan. Run over on engine plane while running in front, to get to some catch points. He must have slipped and fallen. Died two days later.

DAVIES Thomas R. - 1903 - 31/10/1903 – Age 53 - Ferndale No.7 Collier. D Davis and Sons Ltd., Glamorgan. Fall of roof at face, a triangular piece of cliff, 5 feet by 5 feet by 5 feet by 9 inches thick fell on deceased as he was cutting coal. One prop is said to have been discharged. He died December 21st. Six feet seam.

DAVIES Titus - 1904 - 19/04/1904 – Age 50 - Blaina, South Griffin Surface Foreman. J Lancaster and Co. Ltd., Monmouth. He was knocked down and run over by an engine and trucks which he was signalling forward having evidently misjudged the pace at which they were travelling.

DAVIES W.J. - 1905 - 11/04/1905 – Age 29 - Eastern Repairer. Ocean Coal Co. Ltd., Glamorgan. On road, coal 15 feet by 4.5 feet by 4 feet thick, fell as he was making room to double some bars in the return. I expect that his making a hole in the side for the end of the bar must have disturbed the old bar. New seam.

DAVIES Walter - 1902 - 16/12/1902 – Age 33 - Deep Navigation Asst. timberman. Ocean Coal Co. Ltd., Glamorgan. Fall of roof at road clift, 21 feet by 10 feet by 4 feet thick, fell suddenly while the deceased were dressing an arm. Four pairs of timbers were crushed out by, I think, a sudden and sharp squeeze. They were preparing to retimber the roadway, about four yards further inbye. Six feet seam. 2 killed.

DAVIES Walter - 1905 - 25/11/1905 – Age 37 - Abermanan Traffic foreman. Powell Duffryn Steam Coal Co. Ltd., Glamorgan. Deceased was riding out on under the trams. It was supposed that he wanted to put his food box in the fireman’s cabin, which was at the spot where he jumped off. He was allowed by the manager to ride to and fro.

DAVIES Walter - 1908 - 18/01/1908 – Age 17 - Killan Incline hitcher. WW Holmes and Co., Glamorgan. On a self-acting incline, 48 yards in length and having a gradient of 1 in 2, a rope 5/8 inch diameter snapped at a distance of 47 feet from the capping, while one empty and one loaded tram were at meetings. The lad at the foot of the incline was killed by the runaway tram. Probably sharp braking by the banksman was the cause of the rope snapping.

DAVIES William - 1900 - 25/10/1900 – Age 53 - Mandy Collier. Ocean Coal Co. Ltd., Glamorgan. Fall at face cliff, 5 feet x 4 feet x 2 feet thick, fell from between two slants. Upper seam.

DAVIES William - 1901 - 04/12/1901. Coity, Monmouth. Crushed at screens.

DAVIES William - 1901 - 07/05/1901 – Age 42 - National No.1 Labourer. United National Coal Co. Ltd., Glamorgan. Fall of roof on road cliff, 7 feet by 5.5 feet by 21 inches thick. A tram struck a post close by and shook the ground bringing down the fall which was composed of soft stuff. It was a bridge and should have been ripped down and secured. Four feet seam.

DAVIES William - 1901 - 15/08/1901 – Age 37 - Bersham Collier. Bersham Colliery Co., Denbigh. Inquiry made. Deceased had received a slight blow on his hand by a stone falling in it from the roof, it was not reported at the time as it was not considered serious. Blood poisoning set in and he died 21st Feb.

DAVIES William - 1901 - 24/05/1901 - Universal Fireman. Universal Steam Coal Co Ltd., Glamorgan. This explosion was specially reported upon by W Galloway Cd 947. 81 killed.

DAVIES William - 1901 - 24/05/1901 - Universal Repairer’s helper. Universal Steam Coal Co. Ltd., Glamorgan. This explosion was specially reported upon by W Galloway Cd 947. 81 killed.

DAVIES William - 1901 - 29/11/1901 – Age 57 - Fochriw No.2 Road cleaner. Guest Keen and Co. Ltd., Glamorgan. Run over by a full journey as he was oiling the rollers. Died 6th Dec.

DAVIES William - 1902 - 03/01/1902 – Age 50 - Ashton Moss Collier. New Moss Colliery Ltd., Lancashire. Fall of roof at face of working place. Fireman at 10.30 a.m. ordered a prop to be set, at 12.15 noon, deceased told his filler to bring a prop in with the next empty tub. The prop was brought, 8 feet long 5 feet 8 inches being required. Deceased's mate sawed the prop to length required and placed it near deceased who said 'we will fill this tub first.' Deceased began to get coal when a bump in the roof occurred, simultaneously a large quantity of roof fell upon him. The fall had five sides, four of which were slips. Two of these showed in the coal deceased was getting the coal from them. The fireman ought to have seen that deceased commenced to set the props. (Average roof.)

DAVIES William - 1902 - 08/07/1902 – Age 55 - Elba Dayman. Wright Butler and Co. Ltd., Glamorgan. Explosion of firedamp.

DAVIES William - 1902 - 21/10/1902 – Age 21 - Carebryn Rider. WA Blindell, Carmarthen. While riding in front of a journey, up slant in Green vein, a tram went off the rails and a lump of coal fell upon deceased, causing his death four days afterwards.

DAVIES William - 1903 - 20/05/1903 – Age 28 - Elliot Collier. Powell Duffryn Steam Coal Co. Ltd., Monmouth. The pin attaching the horse shafts to the gun accidentally rose and allowed the tram to run back owing to a sheet hung in the road deceased who was repairing got warning too late to get out of the way.

DAVIES William – 1903 – 29/04/1903 – Age 32 – Tymawr Repairer. Great Western Colliery Co. Ltd., Glamorgan. Fall on road. Deceased and his assistant were working at a fall in an airway. To make more height at one end of the fall, instead of shifting the rubbish he knocked out a pair of timbers and a fall took place and killed him.

DAVIES William – 1904 – 06/07/1904 – Age 42 – Great Mountain Assistant repairer. Great Mountain Colliery Co. Ltd., Carmarthen. Fall of roof on road while repairing, a fall from the clift roof occurred fatally injuring him. Big vein.

DAVIES William – 1905 – 10/01/1905 – Age 41 – Lady Windsor Repairer. Ocean Coal Co. Ltd., Glamorgan. Deceased was sitting on the cover of a horizontal sheave when, by some means, his legs were drawn into the sheave. He said that his foot got caught by the rope. He died on the following day.

DAVIES William – 1905 – 12/05/1905 – Age 55 – South Duffryn No.1 Repairer. Hills Plymouth Co. Ltd., Glamorgan. Deceased was clearing a fall of stone when a stone fell and cut his thigh. He continued to work until the end of his shift and worked on the two following days. He complained of feeling unwell all over, and was examined by a Doctor who found that he was suffering from blood poisoning, set up by an abscess under the cut. He died on 13th July, 1905. Nine feet seam.

DAVIES William – 1905 – 21/01/1905 – Age 60 – Elba Collier. Baldwins Ltd., Glamorgan. By explosion of gas and coal dust. 11 killed.

DAVIES William – 1905 – 21/07/1905 – Age 15 – South Duffryn Level Collier boy. Hills Plymouth Co. Ltd., Glamorgan. Deceased and a collier worked alone on the night of the accident in a heading rising 3 inches per yard. They had been ripping roof, and required to change the full tram. The collier shouted to deceased to stand clear and started the tram to run down controlled by 4 sprags, and by him holding back. When it reached the level, deceased was found between the corner of the tram and the lower rib. It looks to me as if deceased had been walking down in front of the tram, holding it back, and got overpowered.

DAVIES William – 1906 – 05/03/1906 – Age 46 – Navigation Collier. Nixons Navigation Co. Ltd., Glamorgan. Fall of roof at face coal (rippings), 9 feet by 3 feet by 30 inches thick, fell and knocked out a prop which struck him full in the face, and fractured his skull. Six feet seam.

DAVIES William – 1906 – 07/11/1906 – Age 14 – Waunhir At screens. Trimsaran Co. Ltd., Carmarthen. He was caught between the ends of the French nuts conveyor and a small screen, and drawn in sustaining fatal injuries.

DAVIES William – 1906 – 16/05/1906 – Age 23 – Waunycoed No.3 Repairer. South Wales Primrose Coal Co. Ltd., Glamorgan. Fall of roof on road, where he was standing a pair of timbers to admit a parting. No double timbers stood ordinarily on stall roads. Craigola seam.

DAVIES William – 1906 – 23/03/1906 – Age 31 – Bryn Euryn No.3, Limestone Quarry Quarryman. Trustees of Cayley Estate, Denbigh. He had fired a charge of gunpowder in a hole. He returned to it after charging operations were over, and while he was tampering with it there was a second explosion. His mate was also injured.

DAVIES William – 1906 – 24/01/1906 – Age 36 – Crynant Collier. Crynant Colliery Co., Glamorgan. Fall of roof at face rock, 12 feet long, from 3.5 feet to 15 inches wide, 3.5 feet in thickness, fell close to the face from between two unseen slips. One prop only near the face, none under the part which fell.

DAVIES William – 1906 – 31/08/1906 – Age 43 – Killan Collier. WW Holmes and Co. Ltd., Glamorgan. Fall of roof on road, near face, while putting up a post on the upper side of his road, a stone 6 feet by 8 feet by 4.75 inches fell on him. Penclwydd seam.

DAVIES William – 1907 – 08/02/1907 – Age 68 – Elm No.3 Fireman. G Watkinson and Sons, Flint. When examining the longwall face he was struck by a piece of coal falling off the face. He succumbed to the injuries received on the 14th inst.

DAVIES William – 1907 – 14/05/1907 – Age 59 – Blaina, Griffin No.3 Collier. J Lancaster and Co. Ltd., Monmouth. Fall of roof at his working face, in the Old Coal Seam from two unseen slants. He had set a post within one foot of the slants, which appear to have been concealed by a scale of clod or coal. The distances fixed under Special Rule 2 are 8 feet and 7 feet, and these might well be reduced with a view to prevention of this class of accident, and thus give effect to the intention of the Special Rules.

DAVIES William – 1908 – 01/06/1908 – Age 56 – Minera, Lead and Zinc Miner. United Minera Mining Co. Ltd., Denbigh. The timber (‘bunning’) in an old disused level gave way as he walked along it. He fell a depth of 18 yards. Killed instantaneously.

DAVIES William - 1908 - 14/11/1908 – Age 20 - Llanhilleth Collier. Partridge Jones and Co. Ltd., Monmouth. Coal, which he was getting down at the face, fell against a prop and knocked it out. This in falling struck his head and fractured his skull.

DAVIES William - 1908 - 21/07/1908 – Age 52 - Bettisfield Collier. Bagillt Coal Co., Flintshire. A fall of roof occurred in a roadway, from an old break, capping a bar, and fatally injuring deceased.

DAVIES William - 1909 - 08/04/1909 – Age 40 - South Tunnel Collier. Guest Keen and Nettlefolds Ltd., Glamorgan. Fall at face cliff, 9 feet by 2 feet 9 inches by 21 inches thick, from between two converging slants, discharged a post and fell on him as he was holing. He died on 12th May. Little Vein.

DAVIES William - 1909 - 11/02/1909 – Age 18 - Parr No.4 Pusher on. Richard Evans and Co., St Helens, Lancashire. When standing on a landing, in the haulage downbrow, the rope jerked against his leg, causing him to fall and injuring his knee. He died from the effects of the injury received, on the 19th instant, after undergoing an operation.

DAVIES William Christmas - 1902 - 24/06/1902 – Age 17 - Gellyceidrim Picker. Gellyceidrim Colliery Co. Ltd., Camarthen. His arm was caught in travelling belt of coal cleaning apparatus and torn off. Died from blood poisoning on 1st July.

DAVIES William E. - 1903 - 19/11/1903 – Age 31 - Aberman, Clay Level Fireman. Powell Duffryn Steam Coal Co. Ltd., Glamorgan. Fall of roof on road cliff, 30 feet by 13 feet by 7 inches to 8 feet thick, fell while deceased was clearing a small fall. Falls had occurred at the same spot five times before. The fifth occurred on the previous night and two pairs of timbers had been stood leaving portion of the hole in the roof unsecured which undoubtedly was the cause of the fatal fall. 3 killed.

DAVIES William H. - 1906 - 17/02/1906 – Age 42 - Llanerch Coal miner. Partridge Jones and Co. Ltd., Monmouth. While working at the face, in the front of his road, a stone 9 feet by 6 feet by 18 inches thick, fell from practically four slips, more or less, in a cone shape.

DAVIES William J. - 1904 - 01/07/1904 – Age 24 - Tynybedw Haulier. Cory Bros. and Co. Ltd., Glamorgan. On road cliff, 15 feet by 6 feet by 1 foot thick, fell on deceased while he was engaged at his ordinary work as a haulier. The roof was supported by side props only. Slants ran along both sides of the heading. Upper seven feet seam.

DAVIES Zephaniah - 1902 - 03/12/1902 – Age 23 - Llanbradach Labourer. Cardiff Steam Coal Collieries Co. Ltd., Glamorgan. Crushed between the draw-bar ends of two loaded trucks, one of which was lowered from under the screens. Deceased must have been crossing the road and did not see the approaching truck owing to the cloud of dust from the screens.

DAVIESON William - 1902 - 08/12/1902 – Age 38 - Montagu Fireclay Hewer. Walter Scott Ltd., Northumberland. Killed by a fall of roof stone in a jenkin or place splitting a pillar lengthways in the Tilley Seam, 20 inches thick. There was false bedding in the stone and a jack next the fast side. Some timber may have been canted. The accident happened at 6.20 am. and deputy had examined it at 3.40 am before deceased started work thought it safe.

DAVIS Alfred - 1905 - 02/01/1905 – Age 17 - Highley Driver. Highley Mining Co. Ltd., Shropshire. Burnt by paraffin oil spilled by another boy while filling a lighted lamp from an open topped tin canister.

DAVIS David - 1900 - 10/07/1900 – Age 14 - Abercanaid Chain Boy. Hills Plymouth Co. Ltd., Glamorgan. He attempted to jump on to a journey going down from the rubbish tip and fell and was run over. Died in four days.

DAVIS David - 1901 - 01/06/1901 – Age 39 - Seaton Delaval, EF Stoneman. Seaton Delaval Coal Co. Ltd., Northumberland. Inspection made and inquest attended. After firing a shot in a top caunch the deceased was about to sound the roof with an iron bar when a large stone fell and caught him.

DAVIS David - 1901 - 13/08/1901 – Age 30 - Deep Navigation, North Haulier. Ocean Coal Co., Glamorgan. While stooping to draw a sprag out of the wheel of a tram of coal, he fell and was dragged for some distance and received severe spinal injuries from which he died on 6th February, 1902.

DAVIS David - 1905 - 11/07/1905 – Age 32 - National No.2 Collier. United National Collieries Ltd., Glamorgan. This explosion was specially reported on by E Milner-Jones, FA Gray and JT Robson. 119 killed.

DAVIS David - 1905 - 11/07/1905 – Age 37 - National No.2 Collier. United National Collieries Ltd., Glamorgan. This explosion was specially reported on by E Milner-Jones, FA Gray and JT Robson. 119 killed.

DAVIS David - 1905 - 11/07/1905 – Age 47 - National No.2 Fireman. United National Collieries Ltd., Glamorgan. This explosion was specially reported on by E Milner-Jones, FA Gray and JT Robson. 119 killed.

DAVIS Edward - 1900 - 14/06/1900 – Age 45 - Silverdale Shunter. Butterley Co. Ltd., Staffordshire. Fell under truck while attempting to sit on the brake handle while lowering trucks down an incline.

DAVIS Evan - 1905 - 17/05/1905 – Age 47 - Park Collier. Ocean Coal Co. Ltd., Glamorgan. Deceased stood at the outer end of a train that had been tumbled on its side to allow a full tram to pass out. The empty tram had not been pushed quite clear of the rails, so was struck by the full tram and pushed outwards crushing deceased against a post. He died in a week.

DAVIS George - 1905 - 07/09/1905 – Age 38 - Vaynor, Limestone Quarry Quarryman. Crawshay Bros. Cyfartha Ltd., Brecon, Glamorgan. Deceased was taking a wagon filled with limestone out of the Quarry, along a falling gradient. He was seen riding on the buffer of the wagon as it entered a tunnel, 20 yards long, and soon after a scream was heard, and he was found lying on the ground badly injured. He was most likely crushed against the side of the tunnel at a spot where there was only 27 inches between the rail and the side. He had done the work for many years. He died in two days.

DAVIS Henry - 1903 - 10/09/1903 – Age 56 - Amblecote fireclay Pikeman. Harris and Pearson, Staffordshire. Fall of roof (stone) at working face of pillar workings in New Mine clay seam. A slice had been taken off a pillar between two headings and the place was just finished. The fall came from a slip, and was between the last post set in the working place and other posts in the heading up to which it had been driven, a distance of 7 feet 6 inches. If another post had been set it would probably have prevented the accident.

DAVIS Henry - 1904 - 11/01/1904 – Age 19 - Denaby Main Driver. Denaby and Cadeby Collieries Ltd., Yorkshire. He was sitting upon the brake lever of a self-acting incline wheels, to brake the set of full tubs which was being sent off from the top. As soon as the set moved the capple or socket, at the end of the rope caught on the end of the bolt, which coupled the lever to the brake strap and the lever was thus violently jerked to the roof. The lad slid off but was struck by the rising lever and killed.

DAVIS Ivan - 1909 - 23/04/1909 – Age 39 - Elliot Collier. Powell Duffryn Steam Coal Co. Ltd., Monmouth. On his knocking out one or two broken props, close to the gob wall of a "Barry" work which was pinned up to the roof, a fall of stone occurred and knocked him down, causing him to strike his head against the corner of a wooden sleeper or a sharp stone, thus fracturing his skull.

DAVIS John - 1904 - 19/11/1904 – Age 37 - Fishley No 3 plant Stallman. Fishley Colliery Co. Ltd., Staffordshire. Fall of roof (shale) at longwall face in Shallow seam. The fall was between two wood cogs 7 feet apart, set to form a roadway. It was liberated by two unseen slips running parallel to the side of the cogs.

DAVIS John - 1905 - 11/07/1905 – Age 26 - National No.2 Haulier. United National Collieries Ltd., Glamorgan. This explosion was specially reported on by E Milner-Jones, FA Gray and JT Robson. 119 killed.

DAVIS John - 1908 - 21/01/1908 – Age 60 - Talbot Merthyr Collier. Talbot Merthyr Colliery Co. Ltd., Glamorgan. Fall of roof at face, a piece of shale roof 12 inches in thickness, intervening between the coal and a sandstone bed, gave way and dislodged a prop set under it. The stone measured 6 feet by 1 foot 11 inches by 12 inches in thickness. Props were set 6 feet apart. Mountain Seam. Naked lights.

DAVIS Johnathan - 1906 - 24/03/1906 – Age 42 - Sewage Works Miner. Peter Tawse, Aberdeen. While descending a shaft, by means of a ladder, he fell a distance of 36 feet and died from his injuries.

DAVIS Joshua - 1909 - 30/07/1909 – Age 26 - Adderley Driver. Stirrup and Pye, Staffordshire. Deceased was standing near the hind quarters of his pony, while it was turning round in a shunt to get into position to take out a journey of loads. An S-shaped link, which attached the side chains of the pony's gears to the stem, somehow became entangled in the buckle of a belt which deceased was wearing. The pony was startled and set off along the level dragging the deceased a distance of 90 yards before it was stopped, it caused a compound fracture of deceased's skull.

DAVIS Michael * - 1900 - 17/01/1900 – Age 60 - Thornley Weardale Steel Coal and Coke Co. Ltd., Co.Durham.

DAVIS N. - 1903 - 13/05/1903 – Age 21 - Aldwarke Main Hurrier. John Brown and Co. Ltd., Yorkshire. He was working under his father and went in the working place and was killed by a fall of roof. It is probable that he was drawing a sprag cause of fall slips.

DAVIS Richard - 1900 - 16/01/1900 – Age 58 - Thornley Timber drawer. Weardale Steel Coal and Coke Co. Ltd., Co.Durham. He was drawing a jud when a stone fell from the roof and killed him.

DAVIS Robert - 1908 - 03/09/1908 – Age 62 - Chopwell Shifter. Consett Iron Co. Ltd., Co.Durham. Fall of stone from roof while repairing road.

DAVIS Thomas Aston - 1905 - 20/04/1905 – Age 14 - Bearpark Driver. Bearpark Coal and Coke Co. Ltd., Co.Durham. The limbers came off and he fell in front of a set of tubs. His knee and head were cut and injured internally. He died August 23rd.

DAVIS Thomas E. - 1904 - 30/11/1904 – Age 26 - Sharlston West Feller. New Sharlston Collieries Co. Ltd., Yorkshire. When ripping in a gateway a fall took place and displaced a prop and killed him. The stone was released and it burst out of the roof without warning, owing to the pressing of the strata above.

DAVIS William - 1900 - 13/09/1900 – Age 15 - Shildon Runrider. Shildon Coal Co. Ltd., Co.Durham. He fell down in front of a set of tubs which so severely injured him that he died afterwards.

DAVIS William - 1901 - 04/12/1901 – Age 47 - Blaenavon, Big Banksman. Blaenavon Co. Ltd., Monmouth. Crushed between an empty waggon and a post supporting the screens. He was letting the waggon down by gravitation to replace a full one.

DAVIS William - 1902 - 14/06/1902 – Age 39 - Abercrave Master haulier. Abercrave Collieries Co., Brecon. Fall of roof on road, an empty journey left the rails, knocked out a pair of timbers bringing down a fall of roof upon him. Four feet seam.

DAVIS William - 1909 - 29/10/1909 – Age 25 - Darran Haulier. Rhymney Coal Co. Ltd., Glamorgan. This accident has been the subject of a Special Report. 27 men lost their lives and 4 were injured.

DAVISON Charles * - 1906. Bedlington, Bedlington Coal Co. Ltd., Northumberland.

DAVISON Edward - 1909 - 16/02/1909 – Age 23. West Stanley, Owners of West Stanley Colliery, Co.Durham. Explosion of gas, 168 killed. 6 Rifle Street, Stanley.

DAVISON Frederick - 1900 - 18/08/1900 – Age 46. Dean & Chapter, Bolckow Vaughan and Co. Ltd., Co.Durham. Buried in Duncombe Cemetery, Ferryhill.

DAVISON Frederick - 1903 - 06/06/1903 – Age 31 - Langbaurgh, Whinstone (metalliferous) Miner. Bradley Bros., North Yorkshire. A piece of whinstone fell from about 15 feet above and killed him.

DAVISON Henry - 1902 - 11/08/1902 – Age 57 - Littletown Shotfirer. Lambton Collieries Ltd., Co.Durham. Deceased lite two shots simultaneously, with a fuse in a gateway and expecting they had both exploded he went back to see the result, one of the shots had not exploded and when he got up to it exploded and he was hit on the face, chest, and arms. Died on the 14th.

DAVISON Isaac - 1906 - 23/07/1906 – Age 37 - Cramlington Wagonwayman. Cramlington Coal Co. Ltd., Northumberland. Deceased was walking, with a lighted lamp up a road, having an inclination of 6 inches per yard down which loaded tubs descended in sets of three, attached by a clip to an endless rope. The incline was laid with double way and had a travelling way at one side and was provided with the statutory manholes. The tubs arrived at the top of the incline where the road was nearly level, in sets of six, drags were inserted in the wheels of the last three and the first three were uncoupled and ran forward to the endless rope, where a lad attached a clip to them and the rope. These tubs appear to have run forward quicker than usual, at the time of the accident, and got on to the inclined road and ran amain and collided so far down with the previous set of three loaded tubs, none of the six tubs were derailed and the clip held. It is supposed that deceased was aware that some tubs had run amain and was in the act of using the electric signal wires to stop the rope, but he miscalculated the time available for doing so with safety and had been caught. He was found nearly dead on the leading runaway tub. There was no safety appliance provided to deal with an accident of this kind, but the manager arranged to fit up horns, to be dropped from the top of the incline, so far down. The Local Inspectors reported, ‘We find that it was accidentally received through the tubs running amain.'

DAVISON James - 1909 - 13/08/1909 – Age 15 - Seaham Flatter. Londonderry Collieries Ltd., Co.Durham. The empty set, on running into the landing, runs up against any empty tubs that may already be in the landing. At the inbye end of the landing there is a chock but the set sometimes runs into the landing at so great a speed that the inbye tub has been forced over the chock. In this instance, although they had been warned to always remain in a refuge hole until the full set had been hauled out of the landing, it would appear that the boy had put his back against the inbye tub, next the chock, and his hands against a baulk supporting the roof. The empty set had come into the landing and bumped the tubs already there, the innermost tub had been forced over the chock and the boy’s head had been caught between it and the baulk.

DAVISON John - 1904 - 28/03/1904 – Age 52 - Woodfield Hewer. Bolckow Vaughan and Co. Ltd., Co.Durham. At the end of his shift he was bringing two full tubs, from his working place, to the flat when the full tub, which a hewer left standing on a turn without a sprag until he put an empty tub into the face followed away down a slight gradient and caught him causing such severe injury that he died on 29th.

DAVISON Joseph - 1908 - 28/02/1908 – Age 28 - Boldon Machinery oiler. Harton Coal Co. Ltd., Co.Durham. While oiling machinery, in connection with the screening belts, it was set in motion owing to some misunderstanding.

DAVISON Robert - 1903 - 12/10/1903 – Age 20 - Waterhouses Hewer. Pease and Partners Ltd., Co.Durham. When at work he complained of feeling ill, he was taken out of the pit and died from heart disease at the surface.

DAVISON Robert - 1906 - 09/11/1906 – Age 60 - Round Hill, Whinstone Quarry Quarryman. Bradley Bros. Ltd., North Yorkshire. He was killed by a fall of ground from above where he was working. Very heavy rains probably loosened the ground.

DAVISON William * - 1903. Montagu Fireclay, Walter Scott Ltd., Northumberland.

DAWE Charles - 1906 - 27/06/1906 – Age 17 - Lansalson China Clay Quarry Labourer. Lower Lansalson China Clay Co., Cornwall. He was running overburden to a shoot for tipping into and was riding on the waggon. He allowed it to go too far, and it fell over into the shoot and carried him with it.

DAWES Samuel - 1902 - 24/02/1902 – Age 59 - Manners Stallman. Manners Colliery Co., Derbyshire. Fall of roof. Deceased was building a gate end pack when a piece of roof fell upon him and caused fatal injuries from which he died on the 26th February.

DAWES William - 1904 - 26/04/1904 – Age 27 - Donnington, Granville Shaftsman. Lilleshall Co. Ltd., Shropshire. Killed in pumping shaft by the fall of a large pump rod which was being lowered from the surface. 3 killed.

DAWKINS Samuel - 1902 - 08/09/1902 – Age 45 - Cwmaman Collier. Cwmaman Coal Co. Ltd., Glamorgan. Knocked down by a full journey as it was going into the pit parting. It is supposed that he was walking alongside the moving journey, stumbled and fell under the trams. He was making his way out at the end of the shift.

DAWSON Charles Arthur - 1909 - 06/05/1909 – Age 25 - Clifton Loader. Clifton Colliery Co., Nottinghamshire. Deceased was loading coal up, when a piece of coal rolled over from the face and knocked a sprag out which liberated the top coal and fell on to deceased.

DAWSON Charles Henry - 1905 - 19/01/1905 – Age 34 - Cadeby Main Collier. Denaby and Cadeby Main Collieries Co. Ltd., Yorkshire. When baring coal off, to set cockers and timber, he disclosed a slip and as there was another about 5.5 feet from it to the goaf, which could not be seen before the fall of roof occurred and fatally injured him.

DAWSON George - 1907 - 17/08/1907 – Age 49 - Newburgh Hewer. Broomhill Collieries Ltd., Northumberland. Deceased had just commenced his work in the back shift on a baff Saturday in a cross-cut in the Queen seam, which is 3 feet 4 inches thick and overlaid by 1 foot of ramble. His brother, with his marrow, had fired a shot on the right side just before he left and warned deceased that the stone was not good. Deceased had just set a prop and plank close to the face when the roof began to work and his cross marrow who was near shouted to him to jump and he did so but failed to get clear and he was caught by the prop he had just set, and some other timber being canted out. The roof was not good, and two parallel slips crossed the place diagonally, the stone falling between them. The fore shift deputy had examined the place before the men started and was in again at 4 am., when he ended a plank. There was a good supply of loose timber near. Deceased was released in a few minutes but his spine was dislocated. He was taken to Newcastle Infirmary and then brought home. The Local Inspectors examined the place and indicated in their report that they thought it would have been safer to take the ramble down instead of timbering under it and that the shot may have knocked a prop out which deceased was resetting.

DAWSON Henry - 1901 - 04/01/1901 – Age 16 - Upleatham Ironstone Horse leader. Pease and Partners Ltd., North Yorkshire. He slipped and fell in front of tubs, which were being drawn by a horse, and two of his ribs were broken. Died 9th.

DAWSON James - 1908 - 18/08/1908 – Age 51 - Maypole Fireman. Moss Hall Co., Wigan, Lancashire. Explosion of firedamp and coal dust. 75 killed.

DAWSON John - 1903 - 06/02/1903 – Age 15 - Eppleton Driver. Hetton Coal Co. Ltd., Co.Durham. When walking by the side of full tubs his pony was pulling, at the landing he tripped and fell in front of the first tub and was run over and killed him.

DAWSON John - 1909 - 30/08/1909 – Age 49 - Fryston Byeworkman. Wheldale Coal Co. Ltd., Yorkshire. He was taking side off a gateway when a fall of roof occurred, killing him instantly. Temporary timber should have been set.

DAWSON John Robert - 1904 - 14/01/1904 – Age 40 - Heworth Hewer. Heworth Coal Co. Ltd., Co.Durham. About half an hour after deceased had started work, and while he appears to have been sitting on his cracket kirving in a longwall place in the Five Quarter seam, a large stone weighing about a ton, fell from the roof close to the face and to the left side of the place upon him. He was soon relieved, as the deputy was close at hand but he never recovered consciousness. The coal was partially nipped out and a hitch bounded the place on the left side and deceased in working forward the coal had bared a small hitch in front. Above the stone was a glassy parting. The place had been examined by the deputy before deceased started work and it appeared safe. Deceased would have been wise if he had put up a prop or two (of which there was an ample supply close at hand) under the stone after he bared the hitch in front which was not visible when the deputy examined the place. The Local Inspectors considered the occurrence a pure accident. Buried at St. Mary, Heworth.

DAWSON Jonathan - 1900 - 23/11/1900 – Age 42 - Whitfield, Middle Timberer. Chatterley Whitfield Collieries Ltd., Staffordshire. Fall of roof on engine dip. He was sitting, to take an electric motor down the dip, and thinking it would not pass under a certain bar he began to cut away the under side of the bar with an axe. At the second blow the bar broke causing a fall which killed him. The bar was of larch, 9 to 10 inches in diameter and appeared sound but was not so at the place where it broke.

DAWSON Joseph - 1903 - 24/02/1903 – Age 42 - Warsop Main Dayman. Staveley Coal and Iron Co., Derbyshire. He died of 'heart disease' while returning to the pit bottom after a days work. An inquest was held.

DAWSON Robert – 1907 – 03/04/1907 – Age 29 – Hindlow Limestone Quarry Labourer. PW Spencer, Derbyshire. Deceased passed by the side of a moving waggon and a concrete wall where the clearance gradually got less, and he was crushed between the wall and the moving waggon. He died the same day.

DAWSON Thomas – 1902 – 03/05/1902 – Age 58 – Bebside Waiter on Bebside Coal Co. Ltd., Northumberland. A shaft already sunk to the Plessey seam was being sunk further to the Harvey seam. At the Plessey seam there was a scaffold across the shaft fitted with doors through which the sinking kibble passed. Deceased's duty was to open and shut these doors, as occasion required, and while attempting to do so he fell down the shaft, a distance of 80 feet.

DAWSON Thomas – 1902 – 18/02/1902 – Age 18 – Murton Putter. South Hetton Coal Co. Ltd., Co.Durham. Riding out-bye on the full set, contrary to rules, the set got off the way and the main rope became detached, the tubs then joined together and crushed these youths so severely that they afterwards died, four other young men were at the same time severely injured, but they recovered. 3 killed.

DAWSON Thomas – 1905 – 06/12/1905 – Age 17 – Axwell Park Putter. Priestman Collieries Ltd., Co.Durham. Deceased and several other hand putters, two of whom were seriously injured, were riding inbye, contrary to the regulations, in the set of 6 empty tubs drawn by a pony blind in the right eye on a rolleyway extending from the bottom of a staple in the Brockwell seam. The road was 12 feet wide and 6 feet high and nearly level. In making the rolleyway about 1 foot of roof stone had been taken down and about 1 foot of sagre below the seam taken up. The road was timbered with balks 9 feet long and 9 inches by 4½ inches, set about 6 feet apart supported by props at each end. The roof where the fall took place is grey metal. The driver was in the first tub with a putter, and he got out to change some switches without stopping the pony, the tub got off the way and drew some of the props on the right side and a heavy fall of roof took place. A slip extended across the road in a diagonal direction from which the stone fell. The fall was 21 feet long by 10 feet wide and up to 18 inches thick. Deceased appears to have been attempting to get out of the tub when he was caught.

DAWSON Thomas – 1907 – 19/04/1907 – Age 44 – Devon Fireman. Alloa Coal Co. Ltd., Clackmannan. Deceased was repairing the rails on a horse road, at a part where a dyke was crossed, when a stone fell away from the side and fatally injured him, he died two days later.

DAWSON W. * – 1906 – 14/10/1906. Wingate Grange, Owners of Wingate Grange Colliery, Co.Durham.

DAWSON William – 1900 – 11/04/1900 – Age 24 – Little Mill, Limestone Quarry Labourer. John Richardson, Northumberland. Inspection made and inquest attended. He was in charge of a horse shunting waggons and was crushed in attempting to unloosen the chain from one of the waggons whilst it was in motion.

DAY Charles – 1908 – 24/07/1908 – Age 48 – Tareni Collier. South Wales Primrose Coal Co. Ltd., Glamorgan. Fall of roof at face, while boring a hole in the face of the coal with a hand drill, a prop gave way behind him, and a stone, 4 feet 6 inches, by 2 feet 6 inches, by 1 foot in thickness, one end fell from the roof and caused him to fall heavily against the hand drill. Several ribs were fractured, and the left lung was pierced. Red Vein. Safety Lamp.

DAY Ernest – 1909 – 28/01/1909 – Age 14 – Hall End Clipper. Morris and Shaw Ltd., Warwickshire. Deceased was drawing full tubs out of a side road, on to the main endless rope road, when some tubs broke away on the main roadway and knocked deceased down. He died same day.

DAY George – 1900 – 18/01/1900 – Age 47 – Bothwell Castle No.2 Miner. William Baird and Co. Ltd., Lanarkshire. Fall of coal. Apparently he had been working beneath it without any sprags.

DAY John – 1902 – 24/03/1902 – Age 21 – West Hallam Stallman. West Hallam Colliery Co., Warwickshire. A tub was being taken down a roadway and was loaded very heavily. The man in charge lost control of it and it ran over deceased.

DAY John – 1904 – 19/07/1904 – Age 53 – Great Fenton Loader, Staffordshire. It was, alleged, that he had injured his head in the pit, but medical evidence attributed death to apoplexy and a verdict of death from natural causes was returned.

DAY Watkin – 1906 – 10/04/1906 – Age 42 – Ebbw Vale Marine Collier. Ebbw Vale Steel Iron and Coal Co. Ltd., Monmouth. A fall of roof occurred in the face of the heading, caused by a slant on one side.

DAYMOND Samuel D. – 1907 – 16/05/1907 – Age 16 – Maesymarchog Collier boy. Sir Griffith Thomas, Glamorgan. Fall of side at face while filling a tram with coal, about 3 to 4 cwts of a friable clod, 2 feet in thickness above the coal seam 7 feet 6 inches in height, fell on his head causing such injuries that he died on 22nd May. Eighteen feet seam. Safety lamps.

DAYNES John – 1906 – 29/03/1906 – Age 31 – Skelton Park Ironstone Miner. Bell Bros. Ltd., North Yorkshire. Whilst charging a top hole, a flake of stone fell from the side breaking his leg and causing other injuries. He died the same day.

DAZLEY William – 1909 – 06/05/1909 – Age 44 – Bannockburn No.1 Repairer. Alloa Coal Co. Ltd., Stirling. While travelling down the dook lashing chain got disconnected from a hutch, which ran back on him. Men were prohibited from travelling on the dook, there being a separate travelling road.

De BANKES Edward William – 1904 – 19/11/1904 – Age 26 – Holmewood Corporal. Hardwick Colliery Co., Derbyshire. Crushed by runaway train of full tubs in the siding at the bottom of a self-acting incline. The pin of the coupling hook broke and let the whole of the train of six tubs run away. No overchain was used. He died 15 January.

DEACON John A. – 1904 – 11/04/1904 – Age 28 – Shelton, Deep Loader. Shelton Iron Steel and Coal Co. Ltd., Staffordshire. Fall of roof (shale) at longwall face in Holly Lane seam. A prop had been removed from side of pack before the pack was built to the roof and the fall occurred at that place.

DEAKIN A – 1900 – 01/08/1900 – Age 33 – Kiveton Park Collier. Kiveton Park Coal Co., Yorkshire. Fall of roof.

DEAKIN George – 1907 – 30/08/1907 – Age 16 – Hall End Horse driver. Morris and Shaw, Warwickshire. Deceased took three full tubs from the gate-end instead of four, the usual number. When he had gone some distance he found the mistake and returned without the horse. He appears to have been taking a full tub down the inclined roadway, by going in front of it, when he was overpowered and run over.

DEAKIN John – 1902 – 06/02/1902 – Age 35 – West Cannock Assistant sawyer. West Cannock Colliery Co. Ltd., Staffordshire. While sawing slabs off a post, by circular saw, the timber gripped and was thrown off and struck Deakin in his stomach causing injuries from which he died on 9th February.

DEAKIN John – 1904 – 11/06/1904 – Age 53 – Ynysceswyn Collier. South Wales Anthracite Colliery Co. Ltd., Brecon. Fall of roof at face while another collier was working away a slip of coal the operation loosened a portion of roof, 12 feet long, which fell on deceased causing fatal injuries. Peacock seam.

DEAKIN William - 1909 - 05/04/1909 – Age 23 - Hickleton Main Collier. Hickleton Main Colliery Co. Ltd., Yorkshire. Whilst working at the coal face, a large piece of coal rolled off and knocked out a prop. The prop struck the deceased across the neck and killed him instantly.

DEAN Ernest John - 1907 - 28/09/1907 – Age 21-  Leycett Waggoner. Madeley Coal Coke and Brick Co. (1905) Ltd., Staffordshire. Deceased went up jig (inclination 8 degrees) about half way, a distance of 14 yards to lift a derailed empty tub on to the rails. He called to the jigger to give him some slack rope. The latter put his foot on the rope with the loaded tub on it and gave a jerk, when the shank attached to the jaws of the jig pulley broke inside the jig post, where the weld of the shank to the jaws had been made. The fracture appeared to be quite new and the weld to have been good. The jig wheel and jaws had been in use for at least six months but on further examination than the ordinary daily inspection by the fireman of the district.