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Tumble developed in the 19th century to house the anthracite miners who were employed at the nearby Dynant Fach and Great Mountain collieries. [1] Tumble was once served by Tumble Railway Station, a station built on the Llanelly and Mynydd Mawr Railway to allow the transportation of coal from the local mines to Llanelli Docks.
Evan Thomas (died after 1881) was a Welsh ironmonger who became an inventor and manufacturer of safety lamps for miners. He was the original proprietor of the Cambrian Lamp Works, established in Aberdare in 1860.
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Richard Bracey left the dark mines of the south Wales valleys in the 1940s for lighter work.
Post-World War II, the decline of the Welsh coal industry prompted efforts to re-employ miners with disabilities, many of whom suffered from pneumoconiosis (a lung disease prevalent among miners). Exacerbating the structural and economic nature of this crisis was The 1943 Workmen's Compensation Act , a landmark law addressing pneumoconiosis.
1909 Cap (helmet) lamps introduced in Scotland 1911 Prize offered for best electrical lamp 1911 Coal Mines Act made requirements for pit managers to take examinations, where can be used (including electrical), etc. 1920 Electrical lamp with built in accumulator 1924 Miners Lamp Committee – tests and recommendations
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