File compiled by No.4 Area Secretariat, November 1966 (distributed to NCB legal department and board counsel)

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Copy of file compiled in Nov 1966, comprises papers under the following headings [please note that some headings do not contain any papers]: Terms of reference and parties involved in the collection of material; Schedule of pre-incident and post-incident documentary, cartographic, photographic, geological & scientific evidence; schedule of documents impounded at No.4 Area Headquarters, Aberaman, Aberdare; Schedule of documents recovered by Treasury Solicitor’s department; Directory of organisation and appointments National Coal Board; Reconstruction of history of tipping operations Merthyr Vale Colliery; Press information – quotations and other relevant references; details of potential witnesses; Scientific Reports; Report on Tip Slides in South Western Division; Report on Flooding in Aberfan District; Statement of Witnesses.

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Previous reference numbers: DNCB/Box 2 and DNCB/Box 33.

Archive Record|Table of contents

National Coal Board, RecordsDNCB

Estates DepartmentDNCB/1

Finance DepartmentDNCB/2

Industrial RelationsDNCB/3

Legal DepartmentDNCB/4

Aberfan TribunalDNCB/4/1

Public Inquiry Into the Aberfan Disaster, Notes Taken by Treasury ReportersDNCB/4/1/1

Public Inquiry Into the Aberfan Disaster, Notes Taken by Treasury Reporters (John Roch's copies)DNCB/4/1/2

Public Inquiry Into the Aberfan Disaster, Notes Taken by Treasury Reporters (Norman Francis' copies)DNCB/4/1/3

Tribunal summary bundlesDNCB/4/1/4

'A' Series, Extracts from National Coal Board filesDNCB/4/1/5

'B' SeriesDNCB/4/1/6

'E' Series, Meterological ReportsDNCB/4/1/7

'K' Series, Experts ReportsDNCB/4/1/8

'L' Series, Miscellaneous DocumentsDNCB/4/1/9

'Chapter' SeriesDNCB/4/1/10

Statements of Witnesses, compiled by No.4 Area Secretariat, 9 Dec 1966 (Chapter 4)DNCB/4/1/10/1

Section X-Y-Z (Chapter 5)DNCB/4/1/10/2

Folder described as 'J' Documents ([Chapter 6])DNCB/4/1/10/3

Information in response to a question raised by Lord Justice Edmund Davies at the Aberfan Tribunal on 21 Feb 1967 (Chapter 7)DNCB/4/1/10/4

J K T L Nash, Further preliminary report on the stability of Merthyr Vale Colliery Tip No.7 (Chapter 9)DNCB/4/1/10/5

Report on Reservoir Safety, Institution of Civil Engineers (Chapter 10)DNCB/4/1/10/6

Miscellaneous plans concerning aerial ropeway (Chapter 12)DNCB/4/1/10/7

Taff Plant Hire. Supply and installation of culvert at Aberfan (Chapter 13)DNCB/4/1/10/8

Robert Wynn and Sons Ltd and Short Brothers (Coal) Ltd Accounts (Chapter 14)DNCB/4/1/10/9

File compiled by No.4 Area Secretariat, November 1966 (distributed to NCB legal department and board counsel) (Chapter 15a)DNCB/4/1/10/10

File compiled by No.4 Area Secretariat, November 1966 (distributed to NCB legal department and board counsel)DNCB/4/1/10/10/1

File compiled by No.4 Area Secretariat, November 1966 (distributed to NCB legal department and board counsel)DNCB/4/1/10/10/2

Weekly reports of Cardiff corporations waterworks and summary of aquaduct foreman’s reports (Chapter 16)DNCB/4/1/10/11

Draft report by Dr Ineson (Chapter 17)DNCB/4/1/10/12

Mechanisation Department, Annual Reports (Chapter 18)DNCB/4/1/10/13

L Calembert and R Dantinne, The Avalanche of Ash at Jupille (Liege) on February 3rd 1961 (Chapter 19)DNCB/4/1/10/14

Folder described as 'H' File, maps and plans (Chapter 20)DNCB/4/1/10/15

Miscellaneous Plans (Chapter 33)DNCB/4/1/10/16

Report and plan of sub-surface survey at Aberfan site (Chapter 34)DNCB/4/1/10/17

Chronological notes on Merthyr Vale, Dirt Disposal (Chapter 35)DNCB/4/1/10/18

Merthyr Vale Colliery, Classification as a continuing production unit, memos and correspondence (Chapter 36)DNCB/4/1/10/19

Control and management of colliery tips, summary of area reports following investigation (Chapter 37)DNCB/4/1/10/20

Finance and Capital allocation Papers (Chapter 38)DNCB/4/1/10/21

Drawings of Tip 6 Encroachment (Chapter 39)DNCB/4/1/10/22

Dates of Merthyr Vale Colliery Consultative Meetings (Chapter 40)DNCB/4/1/10/23

Surface Inspections, Production Director’s Memoranda (Chapter 41)DNCB/4/1/10/24

Extract from 'Colliery Engineering', The Stability of Colliery Spoilbanks by G L Watkins (Chapter 42)DNCB/4/1/10/25

Report on the Abercynon Slip, 1939 (Chapter 43)DNCB/4/1/10/26

Report concerning the failure of Tailings Lagoon, Abernant Colliery (Chapter 44)DNCB/4/1/10/27

Extracts from prospectuses of mining courses at universities and colleges (Chapter 45)DNCB/4/1/10/28

'D' Series, PhotographsDNCB/4/1/11

Newspaper Cuttings and Press ReleasesDNCB/4/1/12

Borehole Logs and Hydrology ReportsDNCB/4/1/13

Log BooksDNCB/4/1/14

Items not placed before the Tribunal (Series described as 'X' documents)DNCB/4/1/15

Aberfan Disaster FundDNCB/4/1/16

Summaries of National Coal Board Records relevant to the Aberfan InquiryDNCB/4/1/17

Miscellaneous tribunal filesDNCB/4/1/18

Colliery Tips and Tip ControlDNCB/4/1/19

Report of the Tribunal Appointed to Inquire into the Disaster at Aberfan on 21 Oct 1966DNCB/4/1/20

PlansDNCB/4/1/21

Pneumoconiosis ClaimsDNCB/4/2

Sale of CollieriesDNCB/4/3

Industrial RelationsDNCB/4/4

Documents relating to Briquetting Plant, Port TalbotDNCB/4/5

Public Relations DepartmentDNCB/5

Mining DepartmentDNCB/6

Scientific DepartmentDNCB/7

Individual CollieriesDNCB/8

Opencast ExecutiveDNCB/9

Statistics DepartmentDNCB/10

Secretary's DepartmentDNCB/11

Area DirectorDNCB/12

Staff DepartmentDNCB/13

Photographic CollectionDNCB/14

Pre-Vesting Date Coal Mining and Related Industrial RecordsDNCB/15