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Photograph (print)
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(Ffotograffydd | photographer)
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 (copy) 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 younger 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.
Collection Area
Social & Cultural History
Item Number
F2026.17.17
Historical Associations
Association Type: Memorial
Date: 21/10/1966
Place: Aberfan
Creation/Production
Acquisition
Donation, 5/5/2026
Measurements
Length
(mm): 150
Width
(mm): 100
Location
In store
Categories
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