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Thomas Brown

The man who acquired the right in the 1840s to sink a shaft at Tir Nicholas farm above Abertillery in search of the Elled seam, founding the colliery that became Cwmtillery. No fuller biographical detail is recorded.

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Cwmtillery Colliery Blaenau Gwent 1840–1852

Record created: 3 September 2026 · Last researched: 3 September 2026

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