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Ref NoSWCC/AUD/161
Title<title linktype="simple">Interviews 1974-79 Study</title>
Interview of Williams, Emlyn
Recordings During The Period 1974-79
Description<list><item><genreform type="record type"><emph altrender="a">audiotape</emph></genreform></item></list>
<p>Recorded memoirs of Emlyn Williams, NUM President South Wales. Includes Powell Duffryn&apos;s treatment of workers; return from the army after nationalisation; effect of nationalisation on Bwllfa Colliery; effect of influx of men from the armed forces; amalgamation of pits to form larger pits; militant pits selected to be closed eg Seven Sisters; and Will Paynter&apos;s criticism of unofficial groups</p><p></p><list><item><persname><emph altrender="surname">Williams</emph><emph altrender="pre-title"></emph><emph altrender="forename">Emlyn &amp; Williams</emph><emph altrender="dates"></emph><emph altrender="epithet"></emph><emph altrender="epithet"></emph></persname><occupation>Boys, Collier &amp; NUM President (South Wales)</occupation></item><item><corpname><emph altrender="a">National Union of Mineworkers &amp; South Wales Miners Federation &amp; Powell Duffryn Steam Coal Company &amp; Second Regiment Royal Horse Artillery Tank Corps &amp; Aberdare Miners Group &amp; Aberdare Combined Lodges &amp; Mardy Lodge &amp; Shakespeare Hotel Group (Neath) &amp; NUM National Executive Council</emph></corpname></item><item><geogname><emph altrender="country">Bwllfa Dare Colliery</emph><emph altrender="county">Aberdare</emph><emph altrender="parish">Mid Glamorgan</emph></geogname></item><item><geogname><emph altrender="country">Mardy Colleries</emph><emph altrender="county">Rhondda Fach</emph><emph altrender="parish">Mid Glamorgan</emph></geogname></item><item><geogname><emph altrender="country">Gadlys Colliery</emph><emph altrender="county">Aberdare</emph><emph altrender="parish">Mid Glamorgan</emph></geogname></item><item><subject><emph altrender="a">event</emph><emph altrender="y">Spanish Civil War 1936-39</emph></subject></item><item><subject><emph altrender="a">coal mining </emph><emph altrender="x"></emph></subject><subject><emph altrender="a">persecution </emph><emph altrender="x"></emph></subject><subject><emph altrender="a">price lists </emph><emph altrender="x"></emph></subject><subject><emph altrender="a">trade unions </emph><emph altrender="x"></emph></subject><subject><emph altrender="a">army </emph><emph altrender="x"></emph></subject><subject><emph altrender="a">fascism </emph><emph altrender="x"></emph></subject><subject><emph altrender="a">Spanish Civil War </emph><emph altrender="x"></emph></subject><subject><emph altrender="a">nationalisation </emph><emph altrender="x"></emph></subject><subject><emph altrender="a">elections </emph><emph altrender="x"></emph></subject><subject><emph altrender="a">closures </emph><emph altrender="x"></emph></subject><subject><emph altrender="a">strikes </emph><emph altrender="x"></emph></subject><subject><emph altrender="a">wages </emph><emph altrender="x"></emph></subject><subject><emph altrender="a">industrial relations </emph><emph altrender="x"></emph></subject><subject><emph altrender="a">amalgamations </emph><emph altrender="x"></emph></subject></item></list>
Date1930 = 1970 (c)
19.6.1976
Related Material<archref linktype="simple"><extref linktype="simple"><emph altrender="filename">WXYZ</emph><emph altrender="identity">loan copy : Miners Library</emph></extref></archref>
Physical Descriptiongood
Extentno of tapes : 1
LanguageEnglish
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