Durham Mining Museum - Carway Colliery (UK) (original) (raw)
| Location: | nr. Carway8½ miles [14 km] SSE of Carmarthen |
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| Map Ref: | (Sheet 159 Swansea and Gower) SN460070, 51° 44' 24" N, 4° 13' 51" W |
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| Owners: | Carway Collieries, Ltd. |
| Amalgamated Anthracite Collieries, Ltd. | |
| 1947 - National Coal Board (N.C.B.) | |
| Output: | 1947 - Coal: Anthracite. (50,000 tons) |
| Employment: | 1923 - 191 (136 below, 55 surface) |
| 1933 - 220 (160 below, 60 surface) | |
| 1937 - 220 (160 below, 60 surface) | |
| 1940 - 224 (168 below, 56 surface) | |
| 1947 - 325 (254 below, 71 surface) | |
| 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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| | | | Bowen, William, 26 May 1880, aged 20, Trammer, Crushed by a loaded tram |
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| | | | | | | Davies, John, 11 Nov 1859, aged 25, Collier, Fall of roof (coal) |
| | | | | | | Davies, Owen, 01 Dec 1859, aged 21, Collier, Fall of coal from roof |
| | | | | | | Davies, Thomas, 23 Oct 1871, aged 42, Collier, Killed by a fall of coal |
| | | | | | | Jenkins, Archibald, 25 Apr 1908, aged 17, Collier boy, Fall of roof. At face ; fall of an overhanging piece of top coal in a corner of a working place. The coal was not supported, and the piece which fell measured 2 feet 6 inches by 1 foot, by 1 foot. Nine Feet Seam. Safety lamps |
| | | | | | | Jenkins, John, 21 Aug 1872, aged 12, Collier, Killed by fall of coal |
| | | | | | | Thomas, J., 25 Jan 1872, aged 25, Collier, Killed by trams |
| | | | | | | Williams, Thomas, 01 May 1884, aged 17, Collier, Fell under tram |
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| | 8 names found | | | | | |
If you know of any fatalities missing from the above list then please contact us with the details and we will add them to our database.
Those names marked with , have a web page providing individual details of the accident, the page may also include a photograph of the deceased. Click on the symbol next to the name to see the web page.
Collieries and Pits within 5 miles (8km)
a simulated map showing the immediate vicinity of Carway Colliery
list of collieries/pits etc. near to Carway Colliery
Credits
Sources:
- 1859 Mines Inspectors Report, South Wales District by Thomas Evans, H.M. Inspector of Mines
- 1871 Mines Inspectors Report (C. 653), South Wales District by Thomas E. Wales, H.M. Inspector of Mines Where to find this report
- 1872 Mines Inspectors Report (C. 840), South Wales District by Thomas E. Wales, H.M. Inspector of Mines Where to find this report
- 1884 Mines Inspectors Report (C 4429), South Wales District by Thomas E. Wales, 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
- 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
- 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
- 1937 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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