| Ref No | SWCC/AUD/288 |
| Title | <title linktype="simple">Local Leaders Study</title> |
| Interview of Williams, John |
| First South Wales Coalfield Project 1972-74 |
| Description | <list><item><genreform type="record type"><emph altrender="a">audiotape</emph></genreform></item></list> |
| <p>Recorded memoirs of John Williams, Banwen. Includes his education; the communities of Upper and Lower Cwmtwrch, and the local pits of Brynhenllys, Pwllbach, and Tirbach; influence of religion and coal owners in the community; pit customs and wage bargaining; comparison of various pits; studying as a mining engineer, and then becoming a colliery manager at Onllwyn No 3 colliery; influence of Evans and Bevan Ltd; introduction and effect of mechanisation and nationalisation; conflict between the Doctors in Banwen; and the closure of Onllwyn colliery</p><p></p><list><item><persname><emph altrender="surname">Williams</emph><emph altrender="pre-title"></emph><emph altrender="forename">John & Griffiths</emph><emph altrender="dates"></emph><emph altrender="epithet"></emph><emph altrender="epithet"></emph></persname><occupation>Colliery Managers & Engineers, Mining & Farmers & Doctors</occupation></item><item><corpname><emph altrender="a">Powell Duffryn Steam Coal Company & Evans and Bevan Ltd & British Association of Colliery Managers & National Association of Colliery Managers & National Coal Board</emph></corpname></item><item><geogname><emph altrender="country">Cwmtwrch</emph><emph altrender="county">Dyfed</emph></geogname></item><item><geogname><emph altrender="country">Tirbach Small Mine</emph><emph altrender="county">Ystalyfera</emph><emph altrender="parish">West Glamorgan</emph></geogname></item><item><geogname><emph altrender="country">Pwllbach Colliery</emph><emph altrender="county">Ystalyfera</emph><emph altrender="parish">West Glamorgan</emph></geogname></item><item><geogname><emph altrender="country">Cwmgors Colliery</emph><emph altrender="county">Gwaun-Cae-Gurwen</emph><emph altrender="parish">West Glamorgan</emph></geogname></item><item><geogname><emph altrender="country">Brynamman</emph><emph altrender="county">Dyfed</emph></geogname></item><item><geogname><emph altrender="country">Seven Sisters</emph><emph altrender="county">West Glamorgan</emph></geogname></item><item><geogname><emph altrender="country">Brynhenllys Colliery</emph><emph altrender="county">Cwmllynfell</emph><emph altrender="parish">Dyfed</emph></geogname></item><item><geogname><emph altrender="country">Ystalyfera</emph><emph altrender="county">West Glamorgan</emph></geogname></item><item><geogname><emph altrender="country">Banwen Colliery</emph><emph altrender="county">Banwen</emph><emph altrender="parish">West Glamorgan</emph></geogname></item><item><geogname><emph altrender="country">Banwen</emph><emph altrender="county">West Glamorgan</emph></geogname></item><item><geogname><emph altrender="country">Fforest Colliery</emph><emph altrender="county">Tareni</emph><emph altrender="parish">Ystalyfera</emph><emph altrender="township">West Glamorgan</emph></geogname></item><item><geogname><emph altrender="country">Ynyscu Colliery</emph><emph altrender="county"></emph></geogname></item><item><geogname><emph altrender="country">Cwmllynfell Colliery</emph><emph altrender="county">Cwmllynfell</emph><emph altrender="parish">West Glamorgan</emph></geogname></item><item><geogname><emph altrender="country">Onllwyn Colliery</emph><emph altrender="county">Onllwyn</emph><emph altrender="parish">West Glamorgan</emph></geogname></item><item><subject><emph altrender="a">event</emph><emph altrender="y">Nationalisation, Vesting Day 1947</emph></subject></item><item><subject><emph altrender="a">event</emph><emph altrender="y">Strike, Anthracite 1925</emph></subject></item><item><subject><emph altrender="a">event</emph><emph altrender="y">Riot, Battle of the Rock Colliery 1925</emph></subject></item><item><subject><emph altrender="a">coal mining </emph><emph altrender="x"></emph></subject><subject><emph altrender="a">education </emph><emph altrender="x"></emph></subject><subject><emph altrender="a">Welsh language </emph><emph altrender="x"></emph></subject><subject><emph altrender="a">religion </emph><emph altrender="x"></emph></subject><subject><emph altrender="a">internal coalfield mobility </emph><emph altrender="x"></emph></subject><subject><emph altrender="a">seniority rule </emph><emph altrender="x"></emph></subject><subject><emph altrender="a">coal owners </emph><emph altrender="x"></emph></subject><subject><emph altrender="a">wages </emph><emph altrender="x"></emph></subject><subject><emph altrender="a">anthracite </emph><emph altrender="x"></emph></subject><subject><emph altrender="a">price lists </emph><emph altrender="x"></emph></subject><subject><emph altrender="a">nationalisation </emph><emph altrender="x"></emph></subject><subject><emph altrender="a">adult education </emph><emph altrender="x"></emph></subject><subject><emph altrender="a">disputes </emph><emph altrender="x"></emph></subject><subject><emph altrender="a">mechanisation </emph><emph altrender="x"></emph></subject><subject><emph altrender="a">World War II </emph><emph altrender="x"></emph></subject><subject><emph altrender="a">strikes </emph><emph altrender="x"></emph></subject><subject><emph altrender="a">persecution </emph><emph altrender="x"></emph></subject><subject><emph altrender="a">pensions </emph><emph altrender="x"></emph></subject><subject><emph altrender="a">sickness </emph><emph altrender="x"></emph></subject><subject><emph altrender="a">health </emph><emph altrender="x"></emph></subject><subject><emph altrender="a">closures </emph><emph altrender="x"></emph></subject><subject><emph altrender="a">police </emph><emph altrender="x"></emph></subject></item></list><list type="deflist"><defitem><label>Free field</label><item>Porter Award 1944</item></defitem></list> |
| Date | 1910 = 1960 (c) |
| 23.7.1974 |
| 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 : 2 |
| Language | English |