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26: 113:, a mile or two northwest of the former Great Western Collieries amalgamated with the Great Western and joined underground. At this time coal production stopped at the former and materials stopped going down at Tymawr. In 1969 combined collieries were officially named the "Tymawr and Lewis Merthyr Colliery". The last coal was raised at the Tymawr colliery on 21 June 1983 and the colliery was demolished soon after. 97:
The Inspector of Mines list for 1896 recorded a total of 475 men working at the Great Western No. 2 pit and 604 men at Tymawr. By 1918 there were 3,162 men employed at the Great Western. By 1923, Hetty No. 2 employed 683 men, working the Nine Feet and Red seams. Hetty No. 3 worked the Fforest Fach
80:. The mine was ultimately sold to the Great Western Colliery Company. The company sank six shafts at what became known as the Great Western Collieries. The colliery initially had three shafts: Hetty Pit (downcast, later upcast), Pit No. 2 and Pit No. 3 (downcast). 88:
On Tuesday 11 April 1893 a fire in the colliery led to the deaths of 63 men and boys. The ages of the dead ranged from 14 to 61. A total of 200 were reported as trapped but 150 were rescued. By 14 April 53 bodies had been recovered.
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seam with 324 men. There were 1,143 men working at Tymawr, producing from the Five Feet, Four Feet, Lower Four Feet and Nine Feet seams.
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For the Great Western Mine near Middletown, California, see
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The mine, originally called, "Gyfeillon Pit", was begun by
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In 1928 the colliery came under the ownership of the
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Index

Great Western Mine (Lake County, California)

coal mine
Hopkinstown
Pontypridd
Glamorgan
South Wales
John Calvert
Yorkshire
Newbridge Colliery
Powell Dyffryn Coal Company
nationalised
Lewis Merthyr Colliery
scheduled monument
winding engine
Grade I listed
Grade II* listed
Rhondda Heritage Park
Pontypridd
"Death Roll: Great Western Colliery, 11th of April 1893" at welshcoalmines.co.uk
"The Mercury Hobart, Friday 14 April 1893, European Telegrams" at trove.nla.gov.au
"The Great Western Colliery, Hopkinstown, Pontypridd"
Cadw
"Hetty Pit (GM459)"
National Historic Assets of Wales
"Headframe at Hetty Shaft (24872)"
"Headframe at Hetty Shaft, Pontypridd"
"Hetty Engine House (13515)"
"Hetty Engine House, Pontypridd"
"Fan House at Hetty Shaft (24871)"

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