Nine Mile Point Colliery sinking rockfall

Twenty-six men were buried when a rockfall struck the workings during the sinking of Nine Mile Point's shafts in August 1904; seven were killed.

Date	August 1904
Mine	Nine Mile Point Colliery
Region	Caerphilly
Type	Collapse / Roof Fall
Fatalities	7 (Seven men killed: William Everson (24), Jack Gabb (21), Sam Gladwin, William James (28), Joseph Norman (36), Thomas Richards (47) and William Rideout (30).)
Context	During active mining (Occurred during shaft-sinking, before the colliery had reached production (first coal was not raised until 1905).)

Cause

A rockfall during shaft-sinking work.

Twenty-six men were buried by the fall; seven of them died. The colliery would not reach full production for another year.

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Twenty-six men were buried by the fall; seven were killed, named as William Everson (24), Jack Gabb (21), Sam Gladwin, William James (28), Joseph Norman (36), Thomas Richards (47) and William Rideout (30). ¹

Mining terms this disaster is structurally linked to, with the nature of the relationship.

Colliery (contextual relationship)
Named in this record’s narrative: “Twenty-six men were buried by the fall; seven of them died. The colliery would not reach full production for another year.”
Shaft (contextual relationship)
Named in this record’s summary: “…rockfall struck the workings during the sinking of Nine Mile Point's shafts in August 1904; seven were killed.”
Shaft Sinking (contextual relationship)
Named in this record’s summary: “…men were buried when a rockfall struck the workings during the sinking of Nine Mile Point's shafts in August 1904; seven were killed.”

Record created: 26 August 2026 · Last researched: 26 August 2026