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Am 9:13 y bore Gwener hwnnw, disgynnodd miloedd o dunelli o wastraff glo ar Ysgol Gynradd Pantglas a rhannau eraill o'r pentref gan ladd 116 o blant a 28 oedolyn.
School photograph of Marylyn Minett of Aberfan. Marylyn was ten years old when she was killed in her classroom in Pantglas Junior School, Aberfan on 21 October 1966. Her seven-year-old brother, Carl, was also killed.
At 9:13 that Friday morning thousands of tonnes of black coal waste from an unstable tip slid down the mountain. It instantly engulfed Pantglas Junior School and parts of the village killing a total of 116 children and 28 adults.
Image: By kind permission of Amgueddfa Cymru — Museum Wales. © Unknown. If you have any information that may assist us in identifying a © holder, please contact images@museumwales.ac.uk
Collection Area
Social & Cultural History
Item Number
F2026.17.15
Historical Associations
Association Type: Memorial
Date: 21/10/1966
Place: Aberfan
Creation/Production
Acquisition
Donation, 5/5/2026
Measurements
Length
(mm): 140
Width
(mm): 90
Location
In store
Categories
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