| Ref No | SWCC/AUD/110 |
| Title | <title linktype="simple">South Wales Colliery Managers and Officials Study</title> |
| Interview of Williams, Brian |
| Second South Wales Coalfield Project 1979-82 |
| Description | <list><item><genreform type="record type"><emph altrender="a">audiotape</emph></genreform></item></list> |
| <p>Recorded memoirs of Brian Williams, Blaenserchan. Includes mechanisation at Tower Colliery; relationships with workers; recession of the coal industry; workers and management relations at Fernhill and Deep Duffryn Colleries; the 1972 and 1974 strikes; pit closures and their effect; and the future of the coal industry</p><p></p><list><item><persname><emph altrender="surname">Williams</emph><emph altrender="pre-title"></emph><emph altrender="forename">Brian & Morris</emph><emph altrender="dates"></emph><emph altrender="epithet"></emph><emph altrender="epithet"></emph></persname></item><item><corpname><emph altrender="a">National Union of Mineworkers</emph></corpname></item><item><geogname><emph altrender="country">Blaenserchan</emph><emph altrender="county">Pontypool</emph><emph altrender="parish">Gwent</emph></geogname></item><item><geogname><emph altrender="country">Tower Colliery</emph><emph altrender="county">Hirwaun</emph><emph altrender="parish">Mid Glamorgan</emph></geogname></item><item><geogname><emph altrender="country">Abernant Colliery Training Centre</emph><emph altrender="county">South Wales</emph></geogname></item><item><geogname><emph altrender="country">Fforchaman Colliery</emph><emph altrender="county">Cwmaman</emph><emph altrender="parish">Aberdare</emph><emph altrender="township">Mid Glamorgan</emph></geogname></item><item><geogname><emph altrender="country">Fernhill Pits</emph><emph altrender="county">Rhondda Fawr</emph><emph altrender="parish">Mid Glamorgan</emph></geogname></item><item><geogname><emph altrender="country">Deep Duffryn Colliery</emph><emph altrender="county">Mountain Ash</emph><emph altrender="parish">Mid Glamorgan</emph></geogname></item><item><subject><emph altrender="a">event</emph><emph altrender="y">Explosion, Tower Colliery 1961</emph></subject></item><item><subject><emph altrender="a">event</emph><emph altrender="y">Strike, 1972</emph></subject></item><item><subject><emph altrender="a">event</emph><emph altrender="y">Strike, 1974</emph></subject></item><item><subject><emph altrender="a">coal mining </emph><emph altrender="x"></emph></subject><subject><emph altrender="a">power loading </emph><emph altrender="x"></emph></subject><subject><emph altrender="a">agreements </emph><emph altrender="x"></emph></subject><subject><emph altrender="a">mechanisation </emph><emph altrender="x"></emph></subject><subject><emph altrender="a">training </emph><emph altrender="x"></emph></subject><subject><emph altrender="a">recession </emph><emph altrender="x"></emph></subject><subject><emph altrender="a">internal coalfield mobility </emph><emph altrender="x"></emph></subject><subject><emph altrender="a">strikes </emph><emph altrender="x"></emph></subject><subject><emph altrender="a">dust </emph><emph altrender="x"></emph></subject><subject><emph altrender="a">wages </emph><emph altrender="x"></emph></subject><subject><emph altrender="a">productivity </emph><emph altrender="x"></emph></subject><subject><emph altrender="a">absenteeism </emph><emph altrender="x"></emph></subject><subject><emph altrender="a">safety </emph><emph altrender="x"></emph></subject><subject><emph altrender="a">closures </emph><emph altrender="x"></emph></subject><subject><emph altrender="a">nuclear energy </emph><emph altrender="x"></emph></subject><subject><emph altrender="a">oil industry </emph><emph altrender="x"></emph></subject><subject><emph altrender="a">industrial relations </emph><emph altrender="x"></emph></subject></item></list><list type="deflist"><defitem><label>Free field</label><item>National Power Loading Agreement 1966</item></defitem></list> |
| Date | 1953 = 1982 (c) |
| 31.1.1980 |
| Related Material | <archref linktype="simple"><extref linktype="simple"><emph altrender="filename">WXYZ</emph><emph altrender="identity">loan copy : Miners Library</emph></extref></archref> |
| Physical Description | good |
| Extent | no of tapes : 1 |
| Language | English |