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There are many references to this area in the 15 million Welsh and English language articles from Welsh newspapers transcribed by the NLW and viewable on Welsh Newspapers Online
Below are English language articles that have been re-transcribed and extracted randomly to illustrate what is available, there are many that are not extracted here that include names of local people

  •  From the Evening Express (Third Edition) 3rd January 1901

LAVERNOCK POINT. Is It Dangerous to Mariners ?

To the Editor of the "Evening Express."

Sir.—The recent accident at this point, resulting almost in a wreck, shows once more how greatly a light is needed there. The morning after the accident a master mariner assured me that he knew of no point in the whole world where a beacon light of some sort was more needed. This morning the views of that gentleman were upheld by Captain Bailey, the master of the Pegasus himself, who stated that he could not understand how any opposition could be made to a proposal for placing a danger signal at this place. Trusting that some person having a better knowledge of the subject will take it up, and that your valuable columns will be thrown open for the dicussion of the same, I am, &c.,

GEORGE PIKE. Arcade chambera. St. John's-square, Cardiff, Jan. 2.

  • From the  Evening Express (Pink Edition) 30th July 1894

COLLISION OFF LAVERNOCK Two Cardiff-laden Steamers are Badly Damaged. Early on Sunday morning a rather serious collision occurred in the Bristol Channel between the steamships Cymmrodorion, of Cardiff, and the Durham, of Hull. Both vessels were badly damaged, and accordingly put back, and are now lying on the East Mud. It is expected that both vessels will have to re-dock for repairs next tide.

Collision with a Sunken Steamer. On Sunday a small ketch which was drifting down Channel came in contact with the rigging of the Norah, a steamer which sank on the Cardiff Sands after a collision about a month ago. The mast of the steamer was carried away, and damage was also done to the appliances for raising the Norah. The ketch was towed on to the Cardiff Flats, in order that the extent of the damage might be ascertained.

  • From the Evening Express (Extra Special Edition) 24th July 1902

LAVERNOCK CAMP ABANDONED, The camp of the 2nd Glamorgan Volunteer Artillery has been definitely abandoned, owing to the prevalence of small-pox in the South Wales district. The camp had been fixed for August 3rd to the 10th at Lavernock. The inspection, however, will take place on the 9th prox., as arranged

  • From the South Wales Daily News 31st March 1890

THE LAVERNOCK DISASTER. A WELSH BATTALION'S TRIBUTE TO THE DEAD. IMPRESSIVE CEREMONY AT ABERVAN. (FROM OUR MBRTHTR REPORTER,] MERTHYR,  Sunday. The weather this afternoon waa delightfully fine, and, as was anticipated, the parade at Abervan of the 3rd V. B. of the Welsh Regiment was a fairly large one with 1118 men of all ranks having turned out to be present at the unveiling of the monument erected by the officers and men upon the graves of the seven young members of the E Company, Merthyi Vale, who were drowned in August 1888, off Laveruock.    .....(part extract).......

  •  From The Cardiff Times 23rd June 1906

THE GUNS OF LAVERNOCK. Heavy Practice on Saturday. Considerable excitement was created on Saturday evening, along the coast between Penarth and Newport, by the heavy booming of guns. In view of the fact that the attack and defence of the great coal exporting ports of Cardiff, Barry, Newport and Swansea were included in the scheme of the naval manoeuvres now in progress, the first impression created was that the heavy continuous firing was from H.M. warships, and that one of the ports was being attacked. Inquiries, however, elicited the fact that the firing was taking place at Lavernock. where the six-inch quick-flring guns were engaged in a general practice at a target fixed in mid-Channel. The detonations were distinctly heard not only at Cardiff, but also at Pill. near Newport, where it is reported the vibrations was so great that several windows were broken. Many houses on the Moors, Cardiff, were also perceptibly shaken, but no actual damage has been reported from that district.