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Waunllwyd, 1910.
The Ebbw Vale Steel, Iron and Coal Company Ltd sank Waunllwyd Colliery's No.2 and No.3 shafts between 1874 and 1876. No.2 downcast 268 yards deep, No.3 upcast 269 yards.
An underground fire broke out near the stables, on September 22nd, 1879 killing three men including a father and his son, 16 horses also perished. An air-door, which had been purposely left open to clear a pocket of gas was accidentally close by a fireman sending the gas to the naked lights at the stables, where it ignited.
The Dead.; John Jones a Fireman. William Griffiths (snr.) an Ostler. William Griffiths (jnr.) an Ostler.
In 1896 a workforce of 951 men were employed here and coal was being extracted from the Three Quarters, Big Vein and Elled seams.
During 1897 another downcast shaft was sunk (No.1) at 272 yards deep.
By 1918 the workforce had grown to 2,365 men.
From a list 1923, there were 1,977 men working, producing coal and ironstone from the Old Coal and Meadow Vein (No.1 pit) Elled, Big Vein and Three Quarter seams (No.2).
During 1935 Partridge Jones and John Paton and Co. became the new owners.
In 1938 it employed 1,123 and in 1945 there were 758 men employed.
The colliery was effectively closed when it was integrated with the Marine colliery in 1964.