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It was estimated that over 1,000 people in the area were bereaved by the Senghenydd disaster. On 20 November an official announcement reported that 439 miners had died, of whom 33 were still unaccounted for.A photographer, W Benton, took a series of photographs as the disaster unfolded, and later published them as a set of postcards.

But the real tragedy of Senghenydd does not lie in just the 1913 disaster. "Salvation Army workers amongst the poor waiting women" The water pipes from the surface in the Lancaster shaft were all fractured, and hand-extinguishers were used. Senghenydd (Welsh: Senghennydd, IPA: [sɛŋˈhɛnɪð]) is a former mining town in the community of Aber Valley in South Wales, approximately four miles northwest of the town of Caerphilly.Historically within the county of Glamorgan, it is now situated in the county borough of Caerphilly.In the United Kingdom Census 2001, the population of the Aber Valley was 6,696. The tragic story of how 439 men and boys lost their lives at the Senghenydd pit in 1913. The history of Wales and its industrial past is full of tragedy, human grief and loss. October, 1913. The Museum is well worth a visit to see some of the archive photographs, films and newspaper reports from the time of the 1913 Universal Colliery explosion. Twelve years later, on the morning of 14th October 1913 an explosion ripped through the heart of …

Certainly nearly all of the families in the town were touched, in one way or another. Tragedy at Senghenydd struck just eight years after the mine began production. As one newspaper commented, that meant that miners lives were worth just £0 .. 1 .. 11 - a sum that, these days, would equate to no more than six pence. Horrible incident indeed; this is the first part of my review. Oct. and was at home at the time of the explosion. The explosion, and subsequent release of poisonous gas, killed 439 miners, making the Senghenydd pit disaster the most lethal and tragic mining disaster in British history. Shaw was fined £24 while the company was fined £10; newspapers calculated the cost of each miner lost was just 1 In 1981 a memorial to the men who died in the disaster was unveiled by the The South Wales Coalfield produced the sought-after South Wales miners, including those at Universal, were paid on a rate determined by the Sliding Scale Committee, which fixed wages on the price coal fetched at market.The industrial historians Helen and Baron Duckham consider Universal Colliery to have been "an unlucky mine".The Mines Inspectorate began an enquiry, chaired by the mining engineer Edward Shaw, the colliery manager, was on the surface and the remaining shift foremen were still underground and unable to give assistance.

The subsequent enquiry pointed to errors made by the company and its management leading to charges of negligence against Edward Shaw, the colliery manager, and the owners. The explosion was probably caused by a build up of methane gas ignited by a spark which then caused the highly flammable coaldust on the walls and floors to ignite. – Review now closed: many thanks to all who took part.

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A day of ceremony and commemoration is marking the explosion which happened just after 8am on 14 October, 1913. "After it reopened the colliery never reached the same levels of employment as before the explosion. 14th. It is the worst mining accident in England and the second worst mining disaster in the United Kingdom, after the Senghenydd colliery disaster in Wales. The fires spread through most of the underground workings, quickly followed by afterdamp. Rescue teams from places such as Crumlin and Aberdare were rushed to the scene but attempts at getting the men out were hampered by fallen debris, by a series of roof falls and by raging fires. I've already had a brief look at this and made a few minor tweaks; I'll have a fresh read through and note any thoughts I have, coming back to the lead at the end. At 8.00am on Tuesday 14 October 1913 a huge explosion rocked the tiny town of The explosion, and subsequent release of poisonous gas, killed 439 miners, making the Senghenydd pit disaster the most lethal and tragic mining disaster in British history. Most of my comments are the usual presentation points, suggestions for minor rephrasings, etc. The ownership, along with that of other collieries, was through the Lewis Merthyr Consolidated Collieries Ltd.In 1875 miners' wages for those that worked at collieries controlled by the £500 in 1913 equates to approximately £44,000 in 2016, according to calculations based on £1,200 in 1913 equates to approximately £105,500 in 2016 and £3,000 in 1913 equates to approximately £264,000, according to calculations based on There are several grounds upon which an inquest can be adjourned, including the possibility of a public enquiry or if criminal proceedings are pending. The lack of respirators at the mine was deemed to have cost lives.Shaw's actions were described by Lieven as those that "gained him a degree of respect from the local mining community which remained over the years; they probably also cost the lives of scores of miners.

The shock wave promptly caused more coal dust to rise into the air and this also then ignited. Shaw was fined £24 while the company was fined £10; newspapers calculated the cost of each miner lost was just 1 In 1981 a memorial to the men who died in the disaster was unveiled by the The South Wales Coalfield produced the sought-after South Wales miners, including those at Universal, were paid on a rate determined by the Sliding Scale Committee, which fixed wages on the price coal fetched at market.The industrial historians Helen and Baron Duckham consider Universal Colliery to have been "an unlucky mine".The Mines Inspectorate began an enquiry, chaired by the mining engineer In 1913 the colliery was producing 1,800 long tons (2,000 short tons) of coal a day,At 3:00 am on 14 October 1913, the day firemen descended the pit to conduct the daily checks for gas; they had three hours to complete their investigations.