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Clydach Vale history
In the 1840s coal mining began in the valley, but this was on a small scale and no pits were sunk at this time. Towards the end of the century there was a marked increase in mining activity, with several collieries being opened.
Industrial conflict
Clydach Vale colleries became synonymous with worker activism within the South Wales coalfield. Opened in 1872, the Cambrian colliery No. 1 was originally sunk by Osbourne Riches and Samuel Thomas. The Cambrian Collieries were a focus for disputation between active trade unions and business networks. A bitter clash between them resulted in the 1910 Tonypandy Riot.
Colliery disasters
On 10 March 1905, an explosion occurred at the Cambrian Colliery No.1. The explosion was heard for miles around the valleys and resulted in the loss of 33 lives and serious injury to 14 others. On 25 November 1941, seven men were killed and 53 were injured when a trolley transporting miners down a sharply sloping shaft ran out of control.
1910 flood disaster
One adult and five children died when pent-up water from an abandoned coal mine burst through into the village. The mountainside seemed to give way, ‘as though from a volcanic eruption’ and a torrent of water swept down the hillside. Rushing down to the valley floor, the torrent inundated the Clydach Vale School and trapped hundreds of children. The time coincided with the homecoming of many miners at the end of a shift and an immediate rescue effort by them and the school’s staff saved all but three of over 950 children.
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