Durham Mining Museum - Caerau Colliery (UK) (original) (raw)
| Location: | Llynvi Valley, Maesteg13 miles [21 km] E of Swansea |
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| Map Ref: | (Sheet 170 Vale of Glamorgan West) SS866946, 51° 38' 18" N, 3° 38' 20" W |
| Opened: | |
| Closed: | |
| Owners: | North's Navigation Collieries (1889) Ltd. |
| 1947 - National Coal Board (N.C.B.) | |
| Output: | 1894 - No. 2 - Coal: Household, Manufacturing. |
| 1894 - South Pit - Coal: Steam. | |
| 1896 - No. 2 - Coal: Household, Manufacturing. | |
| 1896 - South Pit - Coal: Steam. | |
| 1900 - Coal: Steam. | |
| 1905 - Coal: Steam. | |
| 1910 - Caerau - Coal: Steam. | |
| 1910 - Caerau - Coal: Coking, Household, Manufacturing. | |
| 1915 - Coal: Steam. | |
| 1915 - No. 3 - Coal: Coking, Household, Manufacturing. | |
| 1947 - Coal: Manufacturing, Steam. (112,000 tons) | |
| Employment: | 1894 - No. 2 - 152 (135 below, 17 surface) |
| 1894 - South Pit - 162 (124 below, 38 surface) [Not worked since March 1894] | |
| 1896 - No. 2 - 3 (2 below, 1 surface) | |
| 1896 - South Pit - 533 (450 below, 83 surface) | |
| 1900 - 1,095 (954 below, 141 surface) | |
| 1905 - 1,496 (1,301 below, 195 surface) | |
| 1910 - Caerau - 1,873 (1,669 below, 204 surface) | |
| 1910 - Caerau - 158 (152 below, 6 surface) | |
| 1915 - 1,862 (1,618 below, 244 surface) | |
| 1915 - No. 3 - 117 (108 below, 9 surface) | |
| 1933 - 1,545 (1,326 below, 219 surface) [temp closed] | |
| 1933 - No. 3 - 0 [temp closed] | |
| 1940 - 524 (442 below, 82 surface) | |
| 1947 - 524 (442 below, 82 surface) | |
| Seams Worked: | 1905 - New Seam, Seven Feet, Six Feet |
| 1910 - Caerau - New Seam, Seven Feet, Six Feet | |
| 1910 - Caerau - Two and Half, Victoria | |
| 1915 - New Seam, Seven Feet, Six Feet | |
| 1915 - No. 3 - Two and Half, Victoria | |
| Notes: | Current Status - Page under construction! and is far, far from complete! |
Description
Disasters (5 or more killed)
None Found
Names of those killed at this colliery
Please note that this collection of names is by no means complete!
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| | | | Badford, Henry, 26 Nov 1901, aged 32, Collier, Fall of roof. At face, while filling rubbish, a "pounce" occurred, and a stone fell from the roof upon him, causing death the same evening. Six feet seam |
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| | Bowen, W., 02 Jul 1925, aged 70, Fireman, Found under a full journey — severe injuries to body |
| | | | | | | Burgess, Ernest, 03 Jun 1913, aged 46, Haulier, Fall of roof on haulage road. When bringing out a tram of rubbish, and walking behind the horse and tram, a fall occurred, killing him |
| | | | | | | Carter, Thomas George, 23 Feb 1924, 7.30 p.m., 7th hour of shift, aged 43, Stoker, Deceased came by a terrible death. A Lancashire boiler (one of a battery of nine) had to be damped down for the week-end. The boiler was isolated from the steam range, and the feed water was shut off. Presently it was noticed that the water level in the boiler was too high, and it was decided to run some off, through the blow-off valve. This valve was under the floor plates in front of the boilers, and the water from it ran first into the ash road, and then into a culvert. A stoker removed the plates, and standing on a tram of ashes, tried to open the valve by means of a key. He did not succeed, and was advised to leave it alone until the boiler had cooled down. However, he got another key and standing in front of the valve outlet, opened it. The hot water scalded him to death. The arrangement was bad. The pipe should have led into a special culvert. It should be said that the valve could have been operated from the ordinary floor level of the boilers. The stoker was an experienced man, and it can only be supposed he was obsessed with the one idea of getting the valve opened |
| | | | | | | Cook, Thomas S. M., 17 Oct 1906, aged 28, Hoistman, Whilst adjusting a valve of a surface hoist, the false bottom tilted out violently and struck him on the head |
| | | | | | | Davies, Stephen, Oct 1925, Repairer [More information ...] |
| | | | | | | Davies, Stephen, 05 Oct 1925, aged 58, Repairer, Fall came as they were standing timber as a large amount of small rubbish fell — suffocated [More information ...] |
| | | | | | | Duncan, Gwilym, 31 Mar 1914, aged 39, Haulier, Fall of roof at a curve on horse haulage road. In going around a curve with his horse and an empty tram the tram left the rails and pulled out some timber, causing a fall of roof |
| | | | | | | Dunn, Patrick, 18 Aug 1908, aged 23, Assistant Repairer, While riding in an empty tram which was attached to another containing 9 ft. timber, one of the pieces slipped and came in contact with an "arm" of a pair of timbers fixed in the roadway. As the "journey" advanced, the piece of timber was driven backwards with great force against Dunn, killing him instantaneously |
| | | | | | | Dunn, Robert, 04 Dec 1906, (accident: 03 Dec 1906), aged 24, Collier, While walking out along an engine plane at the end of his shift, he was severely injured in a manhole which he had entered to take refuge from a train of nine trams running wild in consequence of the breaking of a haulage rope. The trams tumbled at the manhole. He died next day. |
| | | | | | | Evans, Evan, 18 Aug 1924, (accident: 17 Aug 1924, 2.30 a.m., 4th hour of shift), aged 37, Repairer, He and others were doubling timber on the main road at a place where it showed signs of squeeze. Suddenly a very heavy fall took place, discharging three pairs of timber. He was pinned to the side, and 4 hours elapsed before he could be got clear. He died next day from his injuries |
| | | | | | | Evans, Moses, 27 Oct 1914, (accident: 21 Oct 1914), aged 64, Labourer, Fall of roof at face. A "bell" stone fell from between the props and so injured him that he died six days later |
| | | | | | | Francis, John, 08 Oct 1909, aged 40, Roadman, While laying a crossing from a set of rails to another roadway, he complained of being unwell, and died before he was conveyed out to the surface. At the inquest a doctor who had made a post-mortem examination stated that death was due to a rupture of the heart due to an overstrain |
| | | | | | | Furlong, Stephen, 05 Sep 1912, (accident: 10 Jun 1912), aged 62, Surface Labourer, He was injured between two trams ; the injuries were slight, but he died as a result on 5th September, 1912 |
| | | | | | | Hinton, Charles, 13 May 1901, aged 33, Haulier, While riding on the "gun" his head came in contact with the roof, and he was crushed between the roof and the coal on the tram. Road 5½ ft. high. Six feet seam |
| | | | | | | Houghton, P., 24 Feb 1900, 4.30 p.m., aged 22, Haulier, Fall of roof. On road, cliff, 20 ft. x 18 ft. x 4 to 6 ft. thick, a "framing" and three pairs of timbers discharged. Six feet seam |
| | | | | | | Jenkins, Moses, 21 Mar 1903, aged 17, Collier, Fall of side. At face ; a fall of coal, about a ton weight, knocked him against a "cog," causing death within 10 minutes. It was said to have been spragged. Six-feet seam |
| | | | | | | John, Thomas, 05 Mar 1904, 8.15 a.m., aged 18, Oiler, Caught by the neck, between a haulage rope and a 3-ft. sheeve, 5 ft. 10 ins. from the ground, while attempting to oil it without using the ladder provided for that purpose |
| | | | | | | Jones, D. J., 25 Nov 1910, aged 16, Assistant Collier, Fall of roof on road near face while a collier was barring loose stone down. Another man was injured by the fall |
| | | | | | | Jones, David, 05 Sep 1911, aged 36, Repairer, Fall of roof on road from unseen slip while repairing |
| | | | | | | Jones, George, 21 Jan 1924, (accident: 17 Jan 1924, 12.0 p.m., 6th hour of shift), aged 18, Haulier, His horse-drawn tram, loaded with rubbish, had tumbled over. After it had been righted, he was cleaning some rubbish from around the front wheels, when the horse bolted forward, and he was crushed between the tram and side. He died on 21st January, 1924 |
| | | | | | | Jones, Thomas, 21 Feb 1905, aged 17, Labourer, Run over by empty "journey" while attending a door on main engine-plane. No evidence to show how he came to be caught |
| | | | | | | Lawler, James, 01 Jul 1913, aged 15, Assistant Collier, Fall of coal at the face |
| | | | | | | Lewis, Samuel, 22 Apr 1927, aged 48, Night repairer, Sent by fireman to put prop under broken collar and after using an iron bar to bring down a piece of side timber collapsed suddenly and fall buried him |
| | | | | | | Lewis, Thomas, 19 May 1904, 1.15 p.m., aged 49, Repairer, Fall of roof. On road ; while drawing out a piece of timber, after using a prop-drawer or "dog and chain," a fall occurred and he was crushed. Main deep — 6 ft. seam |
| | | | | | | Llewellyn, Lewis, 10 Apr 1911, aged 28, Collier, Fall of roof on road while repairing after a large fall |
| | | | | | | Mitchel, W. G., 27 Jun 1900, 4 p.m., aged 12, Door boy, A full tram started from the parting before the stop block had been put down, and ran over him as he was walking up the heading |
| | | | | | | Moore, William H., 07 Dec 1905, aged 20, Coal Trimmer, While assisting to haul some trucks back on a siding, where they had "fouled" another lot of trucks by running too far, he appears to have attempted to pass between the buffers to unhitch the horse's chains, and was fatally crushed between the trucks as they joined up |
| | | | | | | Owen, Edward John, 20 Oct 1909, aged 18, Assistant collier, Fall of side. At face; struck by a fall of coal which came away from a disturbed and faulted face. New Seam. Safety lamps |
| | | | | | | Owen, Thomas, 23 Jan 1914, aged 22, Haulage Engineman, As he was walking out from his work he was run over by a full journey of six trams. No one saw the accident |
| | | | | | | Peart, James, 17 Jun 1907, aged 28, Sinker, He was killed by a water tank descending unexpectedly upon him. It appears that a piece of string which worked the indicator of the winding engine had been broken, and the engineman depended upon a chalk mark on the rope, hence made a mistake in the distance. He should have reported the breakage of the indicator to the mechanical engineer, and should not have worked the engine until it had been repaired and adjusted. He was prosecuted for a breach of Special Rule 109 and was convicted |
| | | | | | | Philip, John, 27 Jul 1899, aged 22, Hitcher, Supposed to have been struck on the head by a piece of coal falling from the surface |
| | | | | | | Raymond, Edwin, 06 Jul 1904, 12.15 p.m., aged 36, Collier, Fall of roof. At face ; while filling a tram, a stone from the roof fell upon him, causing instantaneous death. Seven feet seam |
| | | | | | | Rees, Samuel, 15 Jul 1926, aged 39, Master haulier, Walking into double parting to look for journey - found under fall - neck dislocated |
| | | | | | | Rees, Willie, 22 Jun 1900, 4.45 p.m., aged 24, Collier, Fall of roof. At face, cliff, 4½ ft. x 33 ins. x 16 ins. thick, part of "rippings," which fell directly he knocked a prop out. A shot was ready to be fired in the "rippings." New seam |
| | | | | | | Roberts, Mark, 24 May 1905, aged 17, Collier, Fall of roof. At face ; clod, 6 ft. x 1½ ft. x 9 ins. thick, which it was attempted to keep up by one sprag. Clod is usually taken down |
| | | | | | | Roberts, Robert J., 10 Dec 1912, aged 20, Labourer, Fall of roof at face |
| | | | | | | Scoble, William, 04 May 1901, (accident: 03 May 1901), aged 38, Collier, Fall of roof. At face, while about to put up a cog, a fall occurred from a bed of clift, causing such injuries that he died the next day. Six feet seam |
| | | | | | | Simons, John, 28 Jul 1902, 5 a.m., aged 36, Engineman, Found fatally injured between the bedplate and the fly-wheel of engine driving electric dynamo |
| | | | | | | Stephens, John, 07 Nov 1915, aged 43, Repairer, Runaway dram [More information ...] |
| | | | | | | Thomas, Charles, 17 Jan 1900, 5 p.m., aged 13, Door boy, Run over by runaway tram while on his way out ; neglect of "shackler" in not closing stop-blocks |
| | | | | | | Thomas, David, Oct 1925, Overman [More information ...] |
| | | | | | | Thomas, David, 05 Oct 1925, aged 46, Overman, Fall came as they were standing timber as a large amount of small rubbish fell — suffocated [More information ...] |
| | | | | | | Thomas, Edwin, 11 Mar 1929, (accident: 02 Mar 1929), aged 34, Haulier, Repairing road when fall of side when roof fell. Died 11th |
| | | | | | | Thomas, Ivor, 08 Apr 1929, aged 19, Assistant collier, Fall of roof while preparing ripping — fatal head injuries |
| | | | | | | Thomas, John, 29 Jun 1905, aged 59, Collier, Fall of roof. On road (main engine-plane). As he was passing out, a large fall of roof occurred, and he was buried beneath the debris. Place had recently been retimbered |
| | | | | | | Tompkins, George, 30 Oct 1929, aged 31, Acting master haulier, Tram of journey broke away when shackle broke — struck and killed him |
| | | | | | | Webb, Edward Arthur, 10 Apr 1914, (accident: 20 Mar 1914), aged 16, Assistant Collier, Fall of roof as he was collecting his tools at the end of the shift. His kidneys were injured, and he died as a result on April 10th, 1914 |
| | | | | | | Whelan, Michael, 08 Jan 1910, (accident: 05 Oct 1909), aged 2, Haulier, A tram loaded with rubbish, and said to have been spragged in the four wheels, ran down an inclined road of 1 in 7, and struck against Whelan, who was taking a horse and tram up the roadway. The horse escaped with little or no injury, but the haulier sustained a fracture of the spine from which he died on the 8th January, 1910 |
| | | | | | | Whitehead, Arthur, 02 Apr 1908, aged 32, Rider, When riding on a "journey" consisting of empty trams except one which contained nine ft. pitwood, the front trams got derailed and a piece of pitwood in the first tram got thrown violently into the fourth in which deceased was riding, and killed him |
| | | | | | | Williams, Lewis, 08 Feb 1911, aged 24, Repairer, Fall of roof on road. The fall occurred above a stage erected for building an arch. The roof did not appear to have been properly examined |
| | | | | | | Williams, Owen, 27 Jul 1913, aged 36, Repairer, Fall of side on roadway. While re-opening the side of a roadway to form a curve at entrance to a double parting off the haulage road, a piece fell from a break and killed him |
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| | 52 names found | | | | | |
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Credits
Sources:
- 1894 List of Mines - Government report from the Mines Department
- 1896 List of Mines - Government report from the Mines Department, also available online at Peak District Mines Historical Society Ltd
- 1899 Mines Inspectors Report (Cd 134), South Wales District (No. 13) by Joseph T. Robson, H.M. Inspector of Mines Where to find this report
- 1900 List of Mines - Government report from the Mines Department
- 1900 Mines Inspectors Report (Cd 536), South Wales District (No. 13) by Joseph T. Robson, H.M. Inspector of Mines Where to find this report
- 1901 Mines Inspectors Report (Cd 1062), Swansea District (No. 11) by Joseph T. Robson, H.M. Inspector of Mines Where to find this report
- 1902 Mines Inspectors Report (Cd 1590), Swansea District (No. 11) by Joseph T. Robson, H.M. Inspector of Mines Where to find this report
- 1903 Mines Inspectors Report (Cd 2119), Swansea District (No. 11) by Joseph T. Robson, H.M. Inspector of Mines Where to find this report
- 1904 Mines Inspectors Report (Cd 2506), Swansea District (No. 11) by Joseph T. Robson, H.M. Inspector of Mines Where to find this report
- 1905 List of Mines - Government report from the Mines Department
- 1905 Mines Inspectors Report (Cd 2910), Swansea District (No. 11) by Joseph T. Robson, H.M. Inspector of Mines Where to find this report
- 1906 Mines Inspectors Report (Cd 3449), Swansea District (No. 11) by J. Dyer Lewis, H.M. Inspector of Mines Where to find this report
- 1907 Mines Inspectors Report (Cd 4045), Swansea District (No. 11) by J. Dyer Lewis, H.M. Inspector of Mines Where to find this report
- 1908 Mines Inspectors Report (Cd 4672), Swansea District (No. 11) by J. Dyer Lewis, H.M. Inspector of Mines Where to find this report
- 1909 Mines Inspectors Report (Cd 5177), Swansea District (No. 11) by J. Dyer Lewis, H.M. Inspector of Mines Where to find this report
- 1910 List of Mines - Government report from the Mines Department
- 1910 Mines Inspectors Report (Cd 5676), South Wales District (No. 7) by W. N. Atkinson, H.M. Inspector of Mines Where to find this report
- 1911 Mines Inspectors Report (Cd 6237), South Wales District (No. 7) by W. N. Atkinson, H.M. Inspector of Mines Where to find this report
- 1912 Mines Inspectors Report (Cd 6983), South Wales District (No. 7) by W. N. Atkinson, H.M. Inspector of Mines Where to find this report
- 1913 Mines Inspectors Report (Cd 7439), South Wales Division (No. 5) by Dr. W. N. Atkinson, H.M. Inspector of Mines Where to find this report
- 1914 Mines Inspectors Report (Cd 8023), South Wales Division (No. 5) by Dr. W. N. Atkinson, H.M. Inspector of Mines Where to find this report
- 1915 List of Mines - Government report from the Mines Department
- 1923 Colliery Year Book and Coal Trades Directory. Published by The Louis Cassier Co. Ltd., from a copy held in the Scottish Mining Museum, Newtongrange, Midlothian
- 1924 Mines Inspectors Report, Swansea Division (No. 7) by W. J. Charlton, H.M. Inspector of Mines [DMM Ref: L-01624 - Tom Bainbridge Collection]
- 1933 Colliery Year Book and Coal Trades Directory. Published by The Louis Cassier Co. Ltd., from a copy held in the Scottish Mining Museum, Newtongrange, Midlothian
- 1940 Colliery Year Book and Coal Trades Directory. Published by The Louis Cassier Co. Ltd., from a copy held in the Scottish Mining Museum, Newtongrange, Midlothian
- 1947 Colliery Year Book and Coal Trades Directory. Published by The Louis Cassier Co. Ltd., from a copy held in the Scottish Mining Museum, Newtongrange, Midlothian
- OS Grid Reference from Adit Now website
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