Photograph showing crowds gathered and awaiting news at the Universal Colliery, Senghenydd.
14 October 1913: 439 miners were killed in the #Senghenydd Colliery Disaster in #Wales - Britain's worst mining disaster. #History
Spent most of yesterday in H&S training at a big industrial plant. It really was excellent. They want to look after employees, no question.
Wasn’t always that way in south wales. Most days are dark for king coal, 14 Oct one of the worst
#senghenydd #coal
Posed staff safety photograph, showing a railwayman opening a wagon doors and the goods inside falling out. The caption reads 'beware when opening wagon doors.'
#OnThisDay 1910 Rhymney Railway porter Arthur Jones, who was under 18, was injured at #Senghenydd, #Glamorgan, #Wales.
His foot was bruised when unloading luggage from a brake van, when the doors of the van closed on it.
He was off work for 3 days.
#Railway200
Black and white photograph of two railwaymen shovelling ashes from an ash pit in a locomotive shed. The ashes steam; a steam locomotive is in the background.
#OnThisDay 1912 Rhymney Railway fireman James Civil was injured at #Senghenydd, #Glamorgan, #Wales.
He was in an ash pit, clearing the fire from a steam loco ashpan.
A piece of hot cinder fell from the ashpan into his coat pocket, setting his clothes on fire.
#Railway200
Happy St David's Day to all who celebrate! Mark the occasion with these Welsh-themed reads, one dealing with the tragedy of coalmining disasters the other providing light relief in crime comedy. #Aberfan #Senghenydd #CostOfCoal #CosyCrime
www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B01ERUEXPQ
www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B071Y4NNPC
