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Harts Aberdare Mine 1936

18/05/1936 - Harts Aberdare Mine - Explosion

The men had been working alone in a corner of the mine, a third of a mile from the entrance, clearing coal away to enable them to attack a small fire in old workings, and are believed to have gone a little way off for their evening meal when the explosion occurred.

This accident claimed the lives of 4 people, these were: Albert Perry, Christopher Yeoman, Edward Turner, Robert Binnie