| Ref No | SWCC/AUD/139 |
| Title | <title linktype="simple">South Wales Colliery Managers and Officials Study</title> |
| Interview of Phillips, Aubrey Powell |
| 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 Aubrey Phillips, Phurnacite Plant. Includes his decision to begin his career as an industrial chemist; working in the research department at Powell Duffryn, and the work involved; developments in coal preparation; usages of coal for carbonising, extending the range of coals, and the biological oxidation of trade waste; colleries that produce the coal for the Phurnacite Plant; future investment of the plant; environmental aspects in the Cynon valley ie pollution; and the future of the coal industry</p><p></p><list><item><persname><emph altrender="surname">Phillips</emph><emph altrender="pre-title"></emph><emph altrender="forename">Aubrey Powell & Jones</emph><emph altrender="dates"></emph><emph altrender="epithet"></emph><emph altrender="epithet"></emph></persname><occupation>Chemist, Industrial</occupation></item><item><corpname><emph altrender="a">Powell Duffryn Steam Coal Company & National Coal Board & National Union of Mineworkers & Cynon Valley Anti-Pollution Society</emph></corpname></item><item><geogname><emph altrender="country">Stoke Orchard</emph><emph altrender="county">Gloucester</emph><emph altrender="parish">Gloucestershire</emph><emph altrender="township">England</emph></geogname></item><item><geogname><emph altrender="country">Newlands Colliery</emph><emph altrender="county">Maesteg</emph><emph altrender="parish">Mid Glamorgan</emph></geogname></item><item><geogname><emph altrender="country">Llanharen Colliery</emph><emph altrender="county">Llanharen</emph><emph altrender="parish">Mid Glamorgan</emph></geogname></item><item><geogname><emph altrender="country">Abercynon</emph><emph altrender="county">Mid Glamorgan</emph></geogname></item><item><subject><emph altrender="a">coal mining </emph><emph altrender="x"></emph></subject><subject><emph altrender="a">anthracite </emph><emph altrender="x"></emph></subject><subject><emph altrender="a">World War II </emph><emph altrender="x"></emph></subject><subject><emph altrender="a">nationalisation </emph><emph altrender="x"></emph></subject><subject><emph altrender="a">productivity </emph><emph altrender="x"></emph></subject><subject><emph altrender="a">industrial relations </emph><emph altrender="x"></emph></subject><subject><emph altrender="a">trade unions </emph><emph altrender="x"></emph></subject><subject><emph altrender="a">dust </emph><emph altrender="x"></emph></subject><subject><emph altrender="a">conservation </emph><emph altrender="x"></emph></subject><subject><emph altrender="a">steam </emph><emph altrender="x"></emph></subject><subject><emph altrender="a">unemployment </emph><emph altrender="x"></emph></subject><subject><emph altrender="a">coal preparation plants </emph><emph altrender="x"></emph></subject><subject><emph altrender="a">phurnacite </emph><emph altrender="x"></emph></subject></item></list> |
| Date | 1930 = 1980 (c) |
| 19.11.1980 |
| 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 |