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THOMAS David - 1891 - 10/02/1891 – Age 32 – Rider. Penydarren, Dowlais Iron Co., Merthyr Tydfil, Glamorgan. While following a journey of four trams up an incline the hitching plate, of the first tram broke then the bar hook attached to the last tram gave way and the trams ran back upon him crushing him to death.

THOMAS David - 1891 - 21/09/1891 – Age 17 – Collier. Humfrays Level, Rudry Merthyr Steam & House Coal Colliery Co. Ltd., Rudry, Glamorgan. Fall of coal from the face. It fell from a slip or natural face. It appears to be another case of a life lost through neglect of spragging. The case is however, in other respects also unsatisfactory with regard to the management although I have not been able to definitely fix a contravention of the Act.

THOMAS David - 1893 – 08/12/1893 – Age 24 – Banksman. Llanbradach, Cardiff Steam Collieries Co. Ltd., Pwllypant, Glamorgan. While putting the box or cradle into the shaft, for the fitters who were going to do some work at the pumps or steam pipes, the side boards around which he had put the chains for lifting it gave way and he fell down the shaft with it. The arrangements for this work were unsatisfactory.

THOMAS David - 1893 – 10/02/1893 – Age 23 – Collier. Llwyn, Nevill Druce and Co., Llanelly, Carmarthen. While riding on a water tank, with three others, in the absence of the rider the tank tilted and he fell off and was fatally injured. The incline rose 33 inches per yard. There was only 5 inches clearance between top of tank and timbers.

THOMAS David - 1893 – 11/10/1893 – Age 13 – Collier’s boy. Cwmaman, Cwmaman Coal Co., Aberdare, Glamorgan. Fall of roof (rock) at face, while carrying coal along the face. This stall was said to have been fairly well timbered but the fall was such a large one that the statement could not be verified. Two-feet-nine seam.

THOMAS David - 1893 – 12/05/1893 – Age 39 – Fireman. Penrhiwfer, Glamorgan Coal Co. Ltd., Penygraig, Glamorgan. Run over by trams while walking up slant. Died 25th June.

THOMAS David - 1895 – 02/10/1895 – Age 26 – Collier. Dynevoir-Brithdir Main Coal Co. Ltd., Glamorgan. While riding in a tram, sitting on a prop, he was crushed against the roof. Died 5th May. Riding not allowed.

THOMAS David - 1896 – 20/10/1896 – Age 56 – Roadsman. Gadlys Dyllas Drift, Waynes Merthyr Co. Ltd., Glamorgan. Fall on road (stone 3 foot x 3 foot x 7 to 4 inches ) while laying rails before it was properly timbered.

THOMAS David - 1896 – 27/11/1896 – Age 60 – Miner. Freehold & East Holway (metalliferous), H Hotchkiss, Flint. He fell a distance of about 4 feet while descending some stopes by means of the cross-timbers (semples) and struck against the side of the excavation fracturing a rib. He walked home but pneumonia set in and he died on the 7th Dec.

THOMAS David - 1896 – 29/08/1896 – Age 58 – Collier. No. 9, Norths Navigation Collieries (1889) Ltd., Glamorgan. Fall on road clift (11 foot x 3 foot x 13 inches thick), while passing with tram. Road not timbered. Victoria seam.

THOMAS David - 1898 - 02/11/1898 – Age 39 – Repairer. Ferndale No. 2, D Davis and Sons Ltd., Glamorgan. Fall of side on road where a fall of roof 12 foot in length was being cleared. Bute seam.

THOMAS David - 1899 - 19/08/1899 – Age 41 – Collier. Llest, Llest Coal Co. Ltd., Glamorgan. Explosion of gas. 19 killed.

THOMAS Donald - 1892 - 26/08/1892 – Age 15 – Haulier. Park Slip, North’s Navigation Collieries (1889) Ltd., Tondu, Glamorgan. Explosion of firedamp. 112 killed.

THOMAS E. - 1899 - 05/11/1899 – Age 56 – Pumpman. Cymmer Glyncorrwg, Cymmer Glyncorrwg Colliery Co. Ltd., Glamorgan. While going to his work, at a steam pump on a Sunday morning, he climbed over a fall of roof which had broken a steam pipe and was so overcome by the heat that he died shortly after being brought out. Doctor's evidence showed he was not scalded, and that death was due to shock and partial suffocation.

THOMAS E. - 1899 - 06/08/1899 – Age 45 – Fireman. Bedlinog No. 1, Dowlais Iron Co., Glamorgan. Deceased had been helping to push a tram to the shaft when it is supposed he slipped on the rail and fell into the sump, just as the cage descended.

THOMAS Edward - 1892 - 26/08/1892 – Age 37 – Collier. Park Slip, North’s Navigation Collieries (1889) Ltd., Tondu, Glamorgan. Explosion of firedamp. 112 killed.

THOMAS Edward - 1894 - 17/10/1894 – Age 32 – Miner. Ellismuir No. 2, Glasgow Iron and Steel Co., Baillieston, Lanarkshire. Explosion of firedamp.

THOMAS Edward John - 1894 - 23/06/1894 – Age 16 - Door boy. Albion, Albion Steam Coal Co. Ltd., Pontypridd, Glamorgan. By an explosion. 290 killed.

THOMAS Edwin - 1895 - 24/08/1895 – Age 24 - Night haulier. International, International Coal Co. Ltd., Glamorgan. A bridge 5 yards long supported by five pairs of timbers collapsed as he was passing with his horse and empty tram. Six feet seam.

THOMAS Elias - 1892 - 14/05/1892 – Age 25 – Collier. Llwynypia No. 6, Glamorgan Coal Co. Ltd., Llwynypia, Glamorgan. Fall of side coal after knocking out sprag. Seam irregular, 13 foot thick and slanty.

THOMAS Enoch - 1894 - 09/10/1894 – Age 57 – Cartman. Hetty, Great Western Colliery Co. Ltd., Pontypridd, Glamorgan. While unloading his cart the horse bolted, throwing him out of the cart against the base of the chimney stack.

THOMAS Ephraim - 1895 - 26/08/1895 – Age 25 – Collier. Mardy Locketts, Merthyr Steam Coal Co. Ltd., Glamorgan. Fall of roof 7 foot x 2.5 foot x 1 foot thick at face, one prop discharged. Two feet nine seam. Died from injuries 17th January 1896.

THOMAS Evan - 1890 - 10/03/1890 – Collier. Morfa, Vivian and Sons, Port Talbot, Glamorgan. Explosion of firedamp. 87 Killed.

THOMAS Evan - 1891 - 04/08/1891 – Age 13 - Lamp cleaner. Cymmer, Cymmer Colliery Co., Pontypridd, Glamorgan. Foot injured by Fisher’s banking apparatus and died on 12th August after amputation. He had no right to be near the place.

THOMAS Evan - 1892 - 23/03/1892 – Age 16 – Collier. Ynyshir, Ynyshir Steam Coal Co., Ynyshir, Glamorgan. Fall of roof on double parting breaking through a stage left by night repairers.

THOMAS Evan - 1894 - 24/04/1895 – Age 34 – Collier. Powell Duffyn Fforchaman, Powell Duffryn Steam Coal Co. Ltd., Glamorgan. Fall of bastard rock, 7 foot x 5 foot x 18 inches thick in middle, from between two unseen slants, props close to edge but not under portion of roof which fell. Two feet nine seam.

THOMAS Evan - 1898 - 01/03/1898 – Age 48 – Collier. British Rhondda, Davis British Rhondda Steam Coal Co., Glamorgan. Fall of roof at face roof coal, 6 feet x 5 feet x 2.5 feet thick, from between four slips on crushing out one prop. Lower four feet seam.

THOMAS Evan - 1898 - 14/05/1898 – Age 55 – Fireman. Gwaun-cae-gurwen, Gwaun-cae-gurwen Colliery Co. Ltd., Glamorgan. While exercising a horse, during the strike, he rode on a tram containing rubbish and the horse, being restive, suddenly stopped throwing deceased forward his head coming into contact with the sharp corner of the iron tram.

THOMAS Evan W. - 1898 - 20/07/1898 – Age 28 – Collier. Penygraig, Penygraig Colliery Co. Glamorgan. Struck by haulage rope and pulleys at a curve while passing out from their work. Two others injured. The strain which caused the pulleys to be torn from their fastenings was the result of a journey having been drawn into the terminal sheaf, the engineman having apparently missed his mark on the rope. 3 killed.

THOMAS Frederick (injured) - 1890 - 09/01/1890 – Age 30 – Miner. Cook’s Kitchen (metalliferous), Cook’s Kitchen Mining Co., Camborne, Cornwall. He was engaged in cutting down the side of a level, in order to sink a winze, when a stone came out of the side and broke his leg.

THOMAS Frederick - 1895 - 30/08/1895 – Age 30 – Collier. Bickershaw, Ackers Whitley and Co. Ltd., Bickershaw, Lancashire. Inspection and inquiry made. A temporary fence was placed around part of the staging platform to where coal was landed. Three planks had been left near the edge of staging, repairs to one of them, it fell to the ground door, a distance of 20 feet, said to have been disturbed by the storm blowing, the time it struck the deceased as he was passing below.

THOMAS G. - 1890 - 28/02/1890 – Age 40 – Collier. Sharlston, Sharlston Coal Co., Normanton, Yorkshire. Fall of stone.

THOMAS George - 1890 - 06/11/1890 – Age 14 - Asst wasteman. Merthyr Vale, Nixon’s Navigation Co. Ltd., Merthyr Vale, Glamorgan. Fall of roof (clod, 13 feet x 4 feet x 2 feet) between face and gob wall. Five props discharged. The fall took place between two slants which were visible. 4 foot seam, 5 foot thick. Longwall. 2 killed.

THOMAS George - 1891 - 21/12/1891 – Age 48 – Collier. Bonvilles Court, Bonvilles Court Coal Co., Saundersfoot, Pembroke. Fall of roof (9 feet x 3 feet x 18 inches to nothing in thickness) at face of heading 7.5 feet wide being driven through seam of culm 4.5 feet thick. The roof (shale) was not double timbered up to the face. Props 3 feet apart on each side of roadway.

THOMAS George - 1896 - 28/08/1896 – Age 75 Labourer. Treefield Road Brickworks (quarry), William Roach, Gloucester. Fall of ground. The earth or bricking which fell from the side catching him, he fell and struck his head against one of the tram rails, resulting in death shortly after.

THOMAS George - 1897 - 03/11/1897 – Age 23 – Collier. Pandy, Naval Colliery Co. Ltd., Glamorgan. Fall of roof at face, top coal and brass 2 foot x 10 inches thick, one prop discharged. Four feet seam.

THOMAS George - 1898 - 21/06/1898 – Age 44 – Labourer. Aberceg, Executors of the late Henry Powell, Monmouth. While letting two full railway trucks into the siding, after having been weighed, he slipped on the rail and was run over.

THOMAS Gomer - 1892 - 29/02/1892 – Age 27 – Fireman. Penrhiwfer, Glamorgan Coal Co. Ltd., Penygraig, Glamorgan. By explosion of dynamite which the deceased fireman was thawing at a paraffin lamp in the cabin near the shaft bottom. 3 killed.

THOMAS Gomer - 1894 - 06/01/1894 – Age 31 – Collier. National United, National Collieries Ltd., Wattstown, Glamorgan. Fall of top coal (roof) at face (5 feet x 2 feet x 14 inches thick). Died 21st May. Two feet nine seam.

THOMAS Griffith - 1890 - 25/10/1890 – Age 60 – Collier. Lewis Merthyr Coedcae, Lewis Merthyr Navigation Colliery Co. Ltd., Pontypridd, Glamorgan. Fall of roof clift, 5 feet x 22 inches x 21 inches thick, between two vertical joints and a smooth slip close to face. Timbered on each side but no props where fall occurred. No. 8 Rhondda seam.

THOMAS Gwynne - 1893 - 10/10/1893 – Age 53 – Collier. Ferndale No. 4, D Davis and Sons Ltd., Ferndale, Glamorgan. Fall of roof, (11 foot 6 inches x 4 foot 6 inches x 15 inches thick) while placing a stone beneath some rippings which he was getting down by wedging. Five feet seam.

THOMAS H. - 1899 - 23/01/1899 – Age 27 – Fireman. Oak, Ffaldau Colliery Co. Ltd., Glamorgan. Fall of roof on road, a fall had occurred at the mouth of the level and some men were busy clearing when the fireman arrived. He went up on the fall to examine the roof when a newly put up collar broke which caused a fresh fall and buried him. Victoria seam.

THOMAS Hall - 1896 - 30/07/1896 – Age 36 – Stoneman. Hartford, Cramlington Coal Co. Ltd., Hartford, Northumberland. Inspection made and inquest attended. He had fired a shot during the previous night and was riddling the stones and timbering into the face when a slab of stone fell on to his head. He appeared to have been taking ordinary care.

THOMAS Henry (injured) - 1894 - 18/01/1894 – Age 30 – Bricklayer. Grange, R Heath and Sons, Burslem, Staffordshire. Fall of roof in crut where they were building an arch. 2 injured. Leg broken.

THOMAS Henry - 1893 - 07/09/1893 – Age 50 – Platelayer. Great Western, Great Western Colliery Co. Ltd., Pontypridd, Glamorgan. Crushed by runaway trams at the bottom of the rubbish tip incline in consequence of the breaking of a hitching plate. Henry Thomas died 9th Sept. 2 killed.

THOMAS Henry - 1894 - 25/06/1894 – Age 22 – Labourer. Dowlais Longwork, Dowlais Iron Co. Cwmbargoed, Glamorgan. Run over by a rubbish wagon on the tip having stumbled in getting off the front buffer.

THOMAS Henry - 1895 - 01/06/1895 – Collier. Lewis Merthyr Hafod, Lewis Merthyr Navigation Colliery Co. Ltd., Glamorgan. Fall of clift 13.5 feet long from 3 feet to 6 feet wide 3 feet thick, from a face slip running down to coal just as he was in the act of pulling down the coal from under the foot of it, five props discharged. Four feet seam.

THOMAS Henry - 1898 - 12/09/1898 – Age 48 - Asst. repairer. Norths Caerau, Norths Navigation Collieries (1889) Ltd., Glamorgan. Fall of roof on road, strong clift 3 feet x 3 feet x 6 inches thick, from a vertical joint visible before where ripping had just been done by blasting. Six feet seam.

THOMAS Herbert - 1893 - 27/09/1893 – Age 33 – Collier. Great Western, Great Western Colliery Co. Ltd., Pontypridd, Glamorgan. Fall of roof on main road as he was passing. He had been cautioned by the rider not to pass as the roof was uneasy. Four feet seam.

THOMAS Howell - 1896 - 28/01/1896 – Age 50 – Collier. Blaennant, Aberdare Works and Collieries Co., Glamorgan. Explosion of firedamp.

THOMAS Hugh (non-fatal) - 1893 - 29/09/1893 – Age 15 - Slate maker. New Welsh Slate. He inadvertently put his hand too far while dressing slates with a machine and had the flesh torn off one of his fingers. Still not resumed work March 1894.

THOMAS Hugh - 1898 - 03/03/1898 – Age 21 – Labourer. Penyrorsedd Slate Quarry, Penyrorsedd Slate Quarries Co. Ltd., Carnarvon. He was removing the overburden sitting of boulder clay. While undermining a portion fell upon him and killed him on the spot.

THOMAS Isaac - 1891 - 03/03/1891 – Age 17 – Rider. Gelli Steam, Gelli & Tynybedw Colliery Co. Ltd., Ystrad Rhondda, Glamorgan. Fell off journey on engine plane and was run over.

THOMAS Isaac - 1893 - 21/02/1893 – Age 28 – Metalman. Worsley Menses, Worsley Menses Colliery Co., Wigan, Lancashire. Inspection made and inquest attended. When driving an exploring level, to prove through some disturbed ground, a fall occurred from between two steps crossing the road which they had neglected to timber. The officials should have instructed that the place should have been propped during their last examination.

THOMAS Ivor - 1892 - 26/08/1892 – Age 18 – Collier. Park Slip, North’s Navigation Collieries (1889) Ltd., Tondu, Glamorgan. Explosion of firedamp. 112 killed.

THOMAS J - 1899 - 22/09/1899 – Age 61 – Ostler. Letty Shenkin, Burnyeat Brown and Co. Ltd., Glamorgan. Run over by full journey near stables while walking out in the dark having lost his light.

THOMAS J. - 1895 - 21/02/1895 – Age 14 – Labourer. Featherstone Main, Featherstone Main Coal Co., Yorkshire. Run over by waggons on siding.

THOMAS James - 1890 - 06/02/1890 – Age 39 – Collier. Llanerch, Partridge Jones and Co. Ltd., Pontypool, Monmouth. Explosion of firedamp at naked lights in the No. 4 heading, off Cooke's slope, about 8.30 a.m. after the men had been at work in their places two to two and a half hours. 176 killed.

THOMAS James - 1892 - 14/01/1892 – Age 39 – Pitman. Ferndale No. 2, D Davis and Sons Ltd., Ferndale, Glamorgan. Fell off cage while descending the band of the cage, caught the fangs and caused a jerk.

THOMAS James - 1893 - 10/01/1893 – Age 25 – Miner. Wheal Owles (metalliferous), Thomas Bolitho Sons and Others, St. Just, Cornwall. Irruption of water from Old Wheal Drea workings, which belong to the same mine. The plan being inaccurate misled the agent as regards the relative position of the workings. 20 killed.

THOMAS James - 1895 - 03/07/1895 – Age 46 – Collier. Cwmbargoed, Dowlais Iron Co., Glamorgan. Fall of clod, 18 inches thick, 3 foot long 4 inches wide, while passing in front after trying to take it down. It was not overhanging and one sprag was near the end. Top coal seam.

THOMAS James - 1897 - 09/08/1897 – Age 63 – Engineman. South Duffryn Hills, Plymouth Co. Ltd., Glamorgan. Crushed by balance beam of Cornish pumping engine, which he had charge of, while attempting to pass under it.

THOMAS James - 1897 - 30/03/1897 – Age 34 – Haulier. Tir Pentwys, Tir Pentwys Black Vein Steam & Coke Co. Ltd., Monmouth. Run over by trams having apparently been riding on the gun or horse limbers and fallen off in front of the trams.

THOMAS Job - 1892 - 02/12/1892 -Age  41 – Collier. River Level, Aberdare Works and Collieries Co., Aberdare, Glamorgan. Fall of roof at face not sufficiently timbered.

THOMAS John (injured) - 1891 - 11/08/1891 – Miner. Dolcoath (metalliferous), Dolcoath, Camborne, Cornwall. While clearing away some of the foot wall, to make room for timber which they were about to set at the 314-fathom level, some rocks came away killing Tucker, breaking Thomas's leg and slightly injuring two of their comrades. The jury returned a verdict of "Accidental Death." 1 killed, 1 injured.

THOMAS John (injured) - 1894 - 17/09/1894 – Age 41 - Slate getter. Oakeley (slate). The deceased, and another man, were trying to blast off from the side of a pillar, a huge block weighing between 40 and 50 tons. The 8 feet pillaring hole they had bored was charged and fired with time in succession without detaching the mass but about 20 to 30 minutes after the third firing a thin slab fell off and killed John Thomas. He and his partner sounded the place whence the slab fell and thought it safe.

THOMAS John (injured) - 1894 - 23/03/1894 – Age 48 - Slate getter. New Welsh Slate. A stone lying on the floor of his chamber turned over onto his foot and broke one of the bones. Six and a half weeks off.

THOMAS John (injured) - 1894 - 25/07/1894 – Age 22 - Slate getter. Oakeley (slate). While at work, in underground chamber, he was struck by a stone from a blast in a chamber two floors higher up. He knew a shot was going to be fired but did not think it necessary to retire. Severe wound on back of neck. Seven and three quarter weeks off.

THOMAS John (injured) - 1899 - 19/08/1899. Llest, Llest Coal Co. Ltd., Glamorgan. Explosion of gas. 19 killed.

THOMAS John (non-fatal) - 1893 - 01/06/1893 – Age 45 – Labourer. Oakeley (slate). A big stone, which was being dragged with a crane, lurched and caused the handle to strike his arm and break it. Four and three quarter weeks off.

THOMAS John (non-fatal) - 1893 - 15/08/1893 – Age 47 – Tributer. Wheal Agar (metalliferous), Wheal Agar Adventurers, Illogan, Cornwall. While travelling along the 150-fathom level, near the bottom of the pass, a small stone struck his head and cut it.

THOMAS John - 1890 - 03/04/1890 – Age 22 – Collier. Glanywern, Howell and Rees, Llansamlet, Glamorgan. Fall of roof (clod, 8 feet x 8 feet x 21 inches thick) in starting a stall off heading which was ripped through by the clod. Only one prop set. Seam 22 inches thick. Pillar and stall.

THOMAS John - 1890 - 06/02/1890 – Age 24 – Haulier. Llanerch, Partridge Jones and Co. Ltd., Pontypool, Monmouth. Explosion of firedamp at naked lights in the No. 4 heading, off Cooke's slope, about 8.30 a.m. after the men had been at work in their places two to two and a half hours. 176 killed.

THOMAS John - 1890 - 21/11/1890 – Age 14 - Door boy. Graigola Merthyr, Graigola Merthyr Collieries Co., Clydach, Swansea, Glamorgan. Run over by journey on engine-plane. It is supposed that he attempted to jump on the trams while in motion and slipped.

THOMAS John - 1891 - 01/07/1891 – Age 13 - Collier’s boy. Cwmaman, Cwmaman Coal Co., Aberdare, Glamorgan. Fall of roof clift (7 feet x 4 feet x from 5 inches to 12 inches thick) between face and a pair of flats, 4 foot back on top and 2.5 foot at bottom in front of roadway. Two-foot nine seam. Long wall.

THOMAS John - 1891 - 13/02/1891 – Age 23 – Dataler. Park Lane, Garswood Coal and Iron Co. Ltd., Wigan, Lancashire. Inspection made and inquest attended. The deceased having been at work all night came to the shaft bottom to ascend and is said to have passed immediately under the cages whilst in motion, to get on the other side of the pit bottom, instead of using the passage at the side of the pit. This passage was both narrow and unprotected, and it is possible that he might have slipped off it and been caught by the descending cage. 7 am.

THOMAS John - 1892 - 23/01/1892 – Age 18 – Oiler. Werfa, James Evans and Co. Ltd., Aberdare, Glamorgan. Knocked down by a journey on engine plane.

THOMAS John - 1892 - 26/08/1892 – Age 57 – Repairer. Park Slip, North’s Navigation Collieries (1889) Ltd., Tondu, Glamorgan. Explosion of firedamp. 112 killed.

THOMAS John - 1893 - 11/04/1893 – Age 27 – Collier. Great Western, Great Western Colliery Co. Ltd., Pontypridd, Glamorgan. By an underground fire. 63 killed.

THOMAS John - 1893 - 20/10/1893 – Age 16 – Trammer. Tondu, Tondu Colliery Co. Ltd., Tondu, Glamorgan. Fall of roof on road, this piece of roof was a bridge which should have been ripped down as it was too low to admit timbers. Five quarter seam.

THOMAS John - 1894 - 09/06/1894 – Age 39 – Collier. Albion, Albion Steam Coal Co. Ltd., Pontypridd, Glamorgan. Fall of roof at face. He was taking down a slip of coal, which in falling struck out a post causing a stone 20 inches x 10 inches x 9 inches thick to fall on him. He knew the stone was dangerous and intended pulling it down after filling the tram. Four feet seam. 6 foot 6 inches thick.

THOMAS John - 1894 - 17/05/1894 – Age 30 – Collier. Ferndale No. 1, D Davis and Son Ltd., Ferndale, Glamorgan. Fall of side. He was stooping down to pick up a steel wedge when a piece of clod (overlying coal 2 feet x 8 inches x 4 inches thick) fell cutting him on the head. Erysipelas set in from which he died on June 3rd. Six feet seam.

THOMAS John - 1894 - 23/06/1894 – Age 29 – Haulier. Albion, Albion Steam Coal Co. Ltd., Pontypridd, Glamorgan. By an explosion. 290 killed.

THOMAS John - 1894 - 24/03/1894 – Age 47 – Collier. National United, National Collieries Ltd., Wattstown, Glamorgan. Fall of roof at face from between two parallel and visible slants, 22 inches apart, inside of a row of props 8 to 4 foot from face. He was making a place for a prop under this roof when it fell. Four feet seam; roof fireclay and cliff very slanty.

THOMAS John - 1895 - 02/04/1895 – Age 28 – Stallman. Norton Cannock, Norton Cannock Colliery Co., Staffordshire. Fall of coal from face.

THOMAS John - 1896 - 25/07/1896 – Age 73 – Fitter. Cambrian, Cambrian Collieries Ltd., Glamorgan. While examining steam-pipes at six feet landing the deceased fell off a beam into the shaft which is sunk 120 yards further.

THOMAS John - 1896 - 27/01/1896 – Age 37 – Collier. Ferndale Nos 7 & 8, D Davis and Sons Ltd., Glamorgan. Explosion of firedamp. 57 killed.

THOMAS John - 1897 - 14/07/1897 – Age 66 – Labourer. Aberdare No. 9, Aberdare Works and Collieries Co., Glamorgan. Fall of roof at face, stone 7 foot x 4.5 foot x 2 foot, while passing from one stall to another, three props discharged. Seven feet seam.

THOMAS John - 1897 - 19/02/1897 – Age 21 – Collier. Hafod, Ruabon Coal and Coke Co. Ltd., Denbigh. Inspection made and inquest attended. He was working at the coal face when he freed a slip, running parallel with the face, causing a stone to fall. They were forming a new road up the longwall face and as the roof appeared strong they had only propped it at the time of the accident on the goaf side.

THOMAS John - 1897 - 23/07/1897 – Age 13 - Collier boy. South Duffryn No. 2, Hills Plymouth Co. Ltd., Glamorgan. Died from burns by the explosion of gunpowder.

THOMAS John - 1897 - 23/07/1897 – Age 62 – Trimmer. Ocean Park, Ocean Coal Co. Ltd., Glamorgan. Crushed between a pillar and waggon, one of 3 which he was lowering under the screens. There was plenty of room outside the pillar and the practice was to keep outside of it.

THOMAS John - 1897 - 29/04/1897 – Age 63 – Collier. Cwm Capel, Elliotts Metal Co. Ltd., Carmarthen. Fall of side at face top coal while holing without sprags.

THOMAS John - 1898 - 20/12/1898 – Age 33 – Collier. Bedlinog No. 2, Dowlais Iron Co., Glamorgan. Fall of roof in a Nottinghamshire face, a fall 17 foot along the face and from 1.5 foot to 5.5 foot wide, where no props were stood, fell upon him the road having been shifted forward and there being insufficient height for flats. Four feet seam.

THOMAS John - 1899 - 07/04/1899 – Age 35 – Collier. Tillery Powells, Tillery Steam Coal Co. Ltd., Monmouth. Fall of coal from the face in consequence of being insufficiently spragged.

THOMAS John G. - 1897 - 11/06/1897 – Age 14 – Collier. Garth Merthyr, Garth Merthyr, Colliery Co., Glamorgan. Overwinding. 9 killed.

THOMAS John I. - 1892 - 26/08/1892 – Age 14 – Haulier. Park Slip, North’s Navigation Collieries (1889) Ltd., Tondu, Glamorgan. Explosion of firedamp. 112 killed.

THOMAS John James - 1896 - 08/03/1896 – Age 18 - Siding minder. Eston Ironstone, Bolckow Vaughan and Co. Ltd., Co.Durham. When an empty set was leaving the siding he got caught by the tail rope which knocked him down and tubs ran over him.

THOMAS John S. - 1891 - 02/09/1891 – Age 13 - Collier’s boy. North Dunraven, London & South Wales Coal Co. Ltd., Treherbert, Glamorgan. Fall of face slip of top coal and "bast," 7 foot in length, while filling Coal-box. Gorllwyn seam, 3 foot thick. Long wall.

THOMAS Joseph (injured) - 1890 - 28/11/1890 – Age 55 – Labourer. West Wheal Frances (metalliferous), West Wheal Frances Mining Co., Camborne, Cornwall. Thomas was engaged at surface in adjusting a pin to the bucket-rod when a small brass bearing fell from the bob-plat and struck him on the head causing a large cut.

THOMAS Joseph - 1890 - 06/02/1890 – Age 29 – Haulier. Llanerch, Partridge Jones and Co. Ltd., Pontypool, Monmouth. Explosion of firedamp at naked lights in the No. 4 heading, off Cooke's slope, about 8.30 a.m. after the men had been at work in their places two to two and a half hours. 176 killed.

THOMAS Joseph - 1890 - 10/03/1890 – Age 50 – Collier. Morfa, Vivian and Sons, Port Talbot, Glamorgan. Explosion of firedamp. 87 Killed.

THOMAS Joseph - 1893 - 02/02/1893 – Age 14 - Asst. packer. Prescot, Wigan and Whiston Coal Co. Ltd., Prescot, Lancashire. Inspection made. He was assisting his father to pack when the roof fell out from a slip upon him. They had been getting out a prop which must have disturbed the roof.

THOMAS Joseph - 1894 - 23/06/1894 – Age 17 - Door boy. Albion, Albion Steam Coal Co. Ltd., Pontypridd, Glamorgan. By an explosion. 290 killed.

THOMAS Joseph - 1898 - 02/03/1898 – Age 49 – Haulier. West Elliot, Powell Duffryn Steam Coal Co. Ltd., Monmouth. Apparently he had been riding on the gun when taking two trams of rubbish into the workings and in some manner the pin fastening the gun to the tram fell out liberating the horse and causing Thomas to fall in front of the trams which passed over and fatally crushed him.

THOMAS Josiah - 1898 - 25/07/1898 – Age 48 – Draughtman. Clydach Merthyr, Craigola Merthyr Co. Ltd., Glamorgan. Struck on head by the belt and fell into a coal-crusher while superintending the starting of a new plant for crushing and screening.

THOMAS Lewis - 1893 - 11/04/1893 – Age 25 – Haulier. Great Western, Great Western Colliery Co. Ltd., Pontypridd, Glamorgan. By an underground fire. 63 killed.

THOMAS Lewis - 1895 - 13/07/1895 – Age 39 – Haulier. Pentre, Cory Bros. and Co. Ltd., Glamorgan. Fatally injured while riding inbye on journey, behind trams containing pit wood, the tram having been upset either by the pitwood or the team axle striking one of the side sheaves at a sharp curve. Riding permitted.

THOMAS Martin - 1891 - 08/05/1891 – Age 25 – Labourer. Gelli, William Watkeys, Llanelly, Carmarthen. Suffocated by choke dump in a shaft 40 foot deep.

THOMAS Morgan - 1896 - 28/08/1896 – Age 45 – Collier. Ynsyfaio, Troedyrhiw Coal Co., Glamorgan. Died in pit. "Verdict at inquest "accidental death." Medical evidence showed death was due to the bursting of a tumour at the base of his heart and this appeared to have happened when he was lifting a lump of coal.

THOMAS N. - 1895 - 29/10/1894 – Age 25 – Collier. Oldfield, Oldfield Colliery Co. Ltd., Staffordshire. Suffocated by fumes from a gob fire while it was being built off. 2 killed.

THOMAS or MORGAN Evan - 1891 - 19/01/1891 – Age 29 – Collier. Dinas Clydach, Dinas Clydach Coal Co. Ltd., Ton-y-Pandy Glamorgan. Fall of roof (10 foot long 3 foot wide and 10 inches thick) between face of coal and gob wall, 3 foot back. No timber appearing under the roof. No. 3 Rhondda seam pillar and stall.

THOMAS Owen - 1890 - 30/08/1890 – Age 34 – Repairer. Mardy Lockets, Merthyr Steam Coal Co. Ltd., Mardy Rhondda, Glamorgan. Fall of roof on a parting where they were renewing the timbers. They had cut through two arms and were cutting the third when the fall occurred. 4 foot seam. Longwall.

THOMAS Owen - 1894 - 23/06/1894 – Age 18 - Door boy. Albion, Albion Steam Coal Co. Ltd., Pontypridd, Glamorgan. By an explosion. 290 killed.

THOMAS Paul - 1892 - 06/12/1892 – Age 38 – Fireman. Silverdale No. 6, Butterley Coal Co. Ltd., Newcastle, Staffordshire. Suffocated by firedamp in a rise thirling, 8.5 yds. up in 10-foot seam. L. 45 degrees.

THOMAS Rees - 1892 - 26/08/1892 – Age 17 – Collier. Park Slip, North’s Navigation Collieries (1889) Ltd., Tondu, Glamorgan. Explosion of firedamp. 112 killed.

THOMAS Rees - 1897 - 11/02/1897 – Age 56 – Oiler. Pentre, Cory Bros. and Co. Ltd., Glamorgan. Struck by a prop thrown from a tram which had got off the rails.

THOMAS Rees - 1897 - 23/03/1897 – Age 22 – Haulier. Court, Herbert Main Colliery Co. Ltd., Glamorgan. Fall of roof on road clift, 11 feet x 4.5 feet x 2 feet thick, from between two slips close to where a shot had just been fired. Graigola seam.

THOMAS Richard (injured) - 1890 - 12/02/1890 – Age 17 – Miner. Botallock (metalliferous), Botallock Mine Adventurers, St. Just, Cornwall. Thomas was working in a stope when a piece of ground came out from the side jamming his arm against the opposite side and breaking it.

THOMAS Richard (injured) - 1892 - 20/08/1892 – Age 37 – Blacksmith. Hafotty (metalliferous). They had charged two holes with gelignite and were preparing to fire them. One fuse took fire sooner than they expected and they had to go away at once, leaving as they thought the second fuse unignited, on returning to set fire to the second hole, it went off as the fuse had taken fire originally, without their being aware of it. Thomas was very badly cut on the right hand and Parry slightly cut and bruised. 2 injured. 7 week off.

THOMAS Richard - 1894 - 23/06/1894 – Age 20 – Haulier. Albion, Albion Steam Coal Co. Ltd., Pontypridd, Glamorgan. By an explosion. 290 killed.

THOMAS Richard - 1894 - 23/06/1894 – Age 30 – Haulier. Albion, Albion Steam Coal Co. Ltd., Pontypridd, Glamorgan. By an explosion 290 killed.

THOMAS Richard - 1895 - 04/04/1895 – Age 37 – Ripper. Penrikyber, Penrikyber Navigation Colliery Co. Ltd., Glamorgan. Fall of roof on road in four feet seam. Deceased, and his partner, were boring holes to blast down the (bastard rock) when a portion, 8 feet x 8 feet x 2 foot thick, broke off at a slant parallel to the road. It was part of a bridge and untimbered.

THOMAS Richard - 1896 - 27/01/1896 – Age 35 - Ferndale Nos 7 & 8, D Davis and Sons Ltd., Glamorgan. Explosion of firedamp. 57 killed.

THOMAS Richard - 1899 - 24/02/1899 – Age 49 – Collier. Wet Earth, Doe Clifton and Kersley Coal Co. Ltd., Lancashire. Fall of coal and clod from face of working place from a back which ought to have been seen. Breach of rule omitted to sprag loose corner.

THOMAS Richard M. - 1891 - 21/07/1891 – Age 49 – Collier. Whitworth Drift, Tredegar Iron and Coal Co. Ltd., Tredegar, Monmouth. He turned an empty train on its side, in order to allow a full one to pass. One of his fingers was in some way crushed and he thought little of it beyond that it prevented his working. Blood poisoning, however supervened, and he died on the 5th August.

THOMAS Robert - 1898 - 23/05/1898 – Age 48 – Collier. Avon Steam, Sir Daniel Gooch, Glamorgan. Fall of roof at face, collapse of roof along the whole face of stall. Deceased was warned as to the roof being 'on the move,' he went over to the face again to fetch some tools. Six feet seam.

THOMAS Samuel - 1890 - 21/04/1890 – Age 21 – Shaftsman. South Wheal Frances (metalliferous), South Wheal Frances Mining Co., Redruth, Cornwall. Deceased was performing the duty of watchman with his father. About 3.40 a.m. they went underground to see that things were right. Deceased was in front and when they had readied the 130-fathom level the young man fell on to the 140, dashing up against a pump. The evidence at the inquest showed that the ladder was quite firm and, although steep was not vertical. It was supposed deceased must have slipped his hands causing him to fall.

THOMAS Samuel - 1891 - 08/07/1891 – Age 20 – Collier. Lady Windsor, Ocean Coal Co. Ltd., Ynysybwl, Glamorgan. While standing on the side of the heading, at the entrance to a stall, a loaded tram was being brought out and it caught a broken arm knocking out the timbers and bringing down a fall of roof upon the deceased. Two others, who were near him, were slightly injured. No. 2 seam; 6 foot thick. Long wall.

THOMAS Samuel - 1897 - 09/06/1897 – Age 49 – Contractor. Plymouth No. 1 Level, Hills Plymouth Co. Ltd., Glamorgan. Run over by a tram having fallen off gun while taking full trams to screens.

THOMAS Samuel W. - 1895 - 10/07/1895 – Age 18 – Haulier. Crayshaw’s Castle, Crayshaw’s Bros. Cyfartha Ltd., Glamorgan. Explosion of firedamp on a main haulage road where they were engaged ripping. Naked lights. 3 killed.

THOMAS Scatery - 1890 - 08/12/1890 – Age 15 – Putter. South Tanfield, J Joicey and Co. Ltd., South Tanfield, Co.Durham. Fall of stone.

THOMAS Simeon - 1894 - 14/11/1894 – Age 46 – Ripper. Aberaman, Powell Duffryn Steam Coal Co. Ltd., Aberdare, Glamorgan. Fall of roof on a heading behind where they were ripping. The fall extended fully 6 yards in length, over the whole width of heading 10 foot and was from 18 inches to 2 foot in thickness. Cliff roof not double timbered. Seven feet seam. 2 killed.

THOMAS Solomon - 1897 - 05/08/1897 – Age 25 – Haulier. Darran, Rhymney Iron Co. Ltd., Glamorgan. Head crushed between two trams which he was coupling. He thought the injury very slight and went home, almost without help but died a few hours after getting there.

THOMAS Stephen Henry - 1892 - 18/06/1892 – Age 25 – Pumpman. Mill Close (metalliferous), Wass and Son, Darley Dale, Derbyshire. Went down to attend to the pumps and by some means fell from the ladder onto the landing.

THOMAS Thomas - 1890 - 03/10/1890 – Age 16 – Engineman. Dinas Main, Dinas Main Colliery Co., Gilfach Goch, Glamorgan. While oiling the elevators of a coal crushing machine the platform on which he stood gave way and he fell on a pulley 10 feet below. It appears that the iron hanger supporting one end of the platform had been caught by the revolving spur wheel. Deceased’s instructions were to oil the machinery when not in motion.

THOMAS Thomas - 1890 - 09/08/1890 – Age 21 - Asst. repairer. Mardy Lockets, Merthyr Steam Coal Co. Ltd., Mardy Rhondda, Glamorgan. Fall of roof discharging two pairs of timbers on main road. Repairers were at work within 7 yards, knocking out timbers to raise the road and seven pairs of timbers were between them and the fall.

THOMAS Thomas - 1890 - 10/03/1890 – Collier. Morfa, Vivian and Sons, Port Talbot, Glamorgan. Explosion of firedamp. 87 Killed.

THOMAS Thomas - 1891 - 30/08/1891 – Age 54 – Engineman. Werfa, James Evens and Co., Aberdare, Glamorgan. He went into a boiler to clean it, telling the stoker to open a valve to let in cold water but neglecting to open the drain cock to draw off the hot water in the feed pipes, when the cold water was turned on it blew the hot water from the pipes into the boiler upon him, scalding him so badly that he died five days afterwards.

THOMAS Thomas - 1891 - 30/09/1891 – Age 28 – Sinker. Blaengwynfi, Glyncorrwg Colliery Co. Ltd., Blaengwynfi, Glamorgan. Overwinding of the bowk on which they were ascending the shaft of a sinking pit. 8 killed.

THOMAS Thomas - 1892 - 10/08/1892 – Age 60 – Labourer. George, Powell Duffryn Steam Coal Co. Ltd., Aberdare, Glamorgan. Fall of roof on main heading while clearing a fall before the roof had been secured in any way.

THOMAS Thomas - 1893 - 16/01/1893 – Age 24 – Ripper. Maindy, Ocean Coal Co., Ton Pentre, Glamorgan. Fall of side which they were blasting to enlarge the road.

THOMAS Thomas - 1894 - 07/03/1894 – Age 16 – Haulier. Court, Herbert Main Colliery Co. Ltd., Neath, Glamorgan. Crushed between empty trams while attempting to detach the horse's chains before the tram ceased running.

THOMAS Thomas - 1895 - 16/02/1895 – Age 27 – Miner. Watford, Daniel Davies, Glamorgan. Fall of coal in an airway. Deceased, and another man, were clearing away some dirt, which had been cut earlier in the day. The coal, about one to one and half a ton slipped off the corner of the airway (the pitch being steep), and squeezed him to death.

THOMAS Thomas - 1895 - 19/11/1895 – Age 14 - Collier’s boy. Darran, Rhymney Iron Co. Ltd., Glamorgan. He was engaged, with his father, cutting bottom to get their tram road nearer to the face, when a stone fell suddenly from the roof and killed him.

THOMAS Thomas - 1896 - 19/06/1896 – Age 35 – Collier. Abercrave, Abercrave Colliery Co., Brecon. Explosion of firedamp.

THOMAS Thomas - 1896 - 22/05/1896 – Age 19 – Haulier. Garth Merthyr, Garth Merthyr Colliery Co., Glamorgan. Crushed between side and full tram, one of a runaway, the chain attached to which had broken.

THOMAS Thomas - 1897 - 02/06/1897 – Age 21 – Collier. Abercrave, Abercrave Colliery Co., Brecon. Fall of side at face of coal which was not spragged.

THOMAS Thomas - 1897 - 26/05/1897 – Age 17 - Slant hitcher. Mynydd Newydd, Vivian and Sons, Glamorgan. Fell under the crank and connecting-rod of hauling engine while in motion. His work lay outside of the engine and there was no apparent reason for his passing the moving parts of the machinery.

THOMAS Thomas - 1898 - 11/04/1898 – Age 35 – Ripper. Darran, Braichycymmer, Braichycymmer Darran Colliery Co., Glamorgan. Fall of side while widening a road for a double parting clift, 3.5 feet x 2 feet x 5 foot thick, from a vertical joint (visible before the fall) fell upon him. Caedavid seam.

THOMAS Thomas jnr. - 1892 - 26/08/1892 – Age 18 – Filler. Park Slip, North’s Navigation Collieries (1889) Ltd., Tondu, Glamorgan. Explosion of firedamp. 112 killed.

THOMAS Thomas snr. - 1892 - 26/08/1892 – Age 41 – Collier. Park Slip, North’s Navigation Collieries (1889) Ltd., Tondu, Glamorgan. Explosion of firedamp. 112 killed.

THOMAS Thomas. W. - 1891 - 25/11/1891 – Age 15 - Collier’s boy. Fernhill, Fernhill Merthyr Colliery Co. Ltd., Treherbert, Glamorgan. Fall of a face slip of coal, 8 foot long, 2 foot 8 inches high, and 1 foot 8 inches thick, which had three sprags set to it but two of them were too short and the slip broke over the top. Six feet seam 4.5 foot thick. Long wall.

THOMAS William (injured) - 1890 - 25/03/1890 – Age 42 – Rockman. New Welsh Slate. He went up a pile of fallen slate and rubbish, to get blocks, when a piece weighing 10 to 15 lbs. fell from the pillar three or four feet above him and cut his leg severely. 2 weeks off.

THOMAS William (injured) - 1891 - 05/05/1891 – Age 46 – Labourer. Oakeley (slate). He was moving an iron bar, which held up the guy chain of a crane, when the chain somehow struck him and in his fall he dislocated two ribs and hurt his spine. Three and a half weeks off.

THOMAS William (non-fatal) - 1892 - 21/03/1892 – Age 26 – Miner. South Condurrow (metalliferous), South Condurrow Mining Co. Camborne, Cornwall. Returned too soon to a shot which hung fire.

THOMAS William (non-fatal) - 1893 - 02/8/1893 – Age 39 – Miner. Wheal Agar (metalliferous), Wheal Agar Adventurers, Illogan, Cornwall. He knocked his elbow against a rock, and at the time thought nothing of it, however after a few days it became so painful that he was obliged to remain off work for a time.

THOMAS William - 1890 - 06/02/1890 – Age 18 – Collier. Llanerch, Partridge Jones and Co. Ltd., Pontypool, Monmouth. Explosion of firedamp at naked lights in the No. 4 heading, off Cooke's slope, about 8.30 a.m. after the men had been at work in their places two to two and a half hours. 176 killed.

THOMAS William - 1890 - 16/05/1890 – Age 27 – Ripper. Aberdare No. 9, Aberdare Works and Collieries Co., Aberdare, Glamorgan. Explosion of firedamp. 2 killed.

THOMAS William - 1890 - 27/11/1890 – Age 31 – Collier. South Tunnel, Dowlais Iron Co., Dowlais, Glamorgan. Fatally injured by the explosion of some cartridges of powder. Died 9th December.

THOMAS William - 1891 - 10/04/1891 – Age 31 – Collier. Plymouth Works, Hill’s Plymouth Co. Ltd., Merthyr Tydfil, Glamorgan. Fall of roof (rock and clift) 8 foot x 5.5 foot x 15 inches thick, in corner of stall 2 foot wide. It parted at a slip next the rib and broke off at a prop 6 foot from rib and face. No. 1. Rhondda, 4 foot thick.

THOMAS William - 1891 - 30/09/1891 – Age 35 – Sinker. Blaengwynfi, Glyncorrwg Colliery Co. Ltd., Blaengwynfi, Glamorgan. Overwinding of the bowk on which they were ascending the shaft of a sinking pit. 8 killed.

THOMAS William - 1892 - 01/11/1892 – Age 47 – Stoker. Ynyshir, Ynyshir Steam Coal Co., Ynyshir, Glamorgan. Fatally injured by explosion of steam boiler. 3 killed.

THOMAS William - 1892 - 20/06/1892 – Age 13 - Collier’s boy. Rhos, Rhos Colliery Co., Ammanford, Carmarthen. Fall of side clod, 16 inches thick 20 foot long. Want of sprags.

THOMAS William - 1892 - 20/07/1892 – Age 45 – Collier. Dynevor Court, Herbert Main Colliery Co. Ltd., Neath Abbey, Glamorgan. fall of side clod, want of sprags. 2 killed.

THOMAS William - 1892 - 25/04/1892 – Age 20 – Collier. Great Mountain, Great Mountain Colliery Co., Tumble Llanelly, Carmarthen. Fall of side coal and clod at face which was not sufficiently spragged.

THOMAS William - 1893 - 11/04/1893 – Age 18 – Collier. Great Western, Great Western Colliery Co. Ltd., Pontypridd, Glamorgan. By an underground fire. 63 killed.

THOMAS William - 1893 - 21/05/1893 – Age 73 – Labourer. Cyfartha Castle, Crawshay Bros. Ltd., Merthyr, Glamorgan. Struck his head while entering the cage. The injury was so slight but it was not reported at the time. Died 17th June.

THOMAS William - 1894 - 02/04/1894 – Age 21 – Collier. Talyfrawe, Daniel Mainwaring and Co., Cockett, Glamorgan. Fall of roof on level road while cutting bottom strong cliff, 4 yards long 4 foot wide, from between slips running with road which was not double timbered Three feet seam. Pillar and stall.

THOMAS William - 1894 - 03/08/1894 – Age 47 – Timberman. Cwmaman, Cwmaman Coal Co. Ltd., Aberdare, Glamorgan. Fall of roof on main road. He was removing some collars by sawing them and having taken down one collar was standing under the laggings sawing another further forward when the timbers above him gave way bringing about a fall (11 feet x 8 feet x 8 feet.) Four feet seam.

THOMAS William - 1894 - 23/02/1894 – Age 24 – Collier. Dunraven, L Gueret, Treherbert, Glamorgan. Fall of roof (cliff 4 foot 8 inches x 4 foot and 23 inches thick) at face from between four slips two of which met at the top. Only three props stood in a length of 13 foot and width 5 foot none under the portion which fell. Yard seam.

THOMAS William - 1894 - 23/06/1894 – Age 28 – Ripper. Albion, Albion Steam Coal Co. Ltd., Pontypridd, Glamorgan. By an explosion. 290 killed.

THOMAS William - 1894 - 23/06/1894 – Age 30 – Haulier. Albion, Albion Steam Coal Co. Ltd., Pontypridd, Glamorgan. By an explosion. 290 killed.

THOMAS William - 1894 - 30/11/1894 – Age 25 – Haulier. North Blaina, J and W Stone, Blaina, Monmouth. While stooping to sprag his journey, where he had taken it too far on a steep piece of the road, he stumbled and fell in front of the trams which went over him.