One volume recording claims made under the workmen's compensation acts by workmen at the Ynishir Steam Coal Collieries.
Ynishir Steam Coal Company Limited, Records
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- Dates of Creation1903-1911
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- Physical Description1 volume
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Administrative / Biographical History
The Ynishir Steam Coal Company Limited was formed by James Thomas. The company commenced the sinking of the Standard Nos.1 and 2 pits, Ynyshir, in 1875-1876. Standard Colliery has also been known as Ynishir Steam Collieries, Ynishir Standard, Old Standard and New Standard. In August 1914, Standard Colliery was acquired by United National Collieries Limited. National Grid reference for Standard Colliery: ST024932.
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Deposited by the National Coal Board, 26 October 1966.
Archivist's Note
Compiled by Louise Clarke for Glamorgan Archives, with reference to Lawrence, Ray, Mines of the South Wales Coalfield, Colliery Index, 2009 and the Welsh Coal Mines website, (http://www.welshcoalmines.co.uk/index.html) viewed 31 Oct 2018. This catalogue was produced with support from the Wellcome Trust as part of the cataloguing project, 'Glamorgan's Blood: Dark Arteries, Old Veins’.