| <p>Atgofion William Morgan Davies, Cwmgors. Yn ymdrin yn bennaf a'i brofiad cyntaf yn y gwaith glo, ac amodau gwaith; atgofion personol am streic 1898, gan gynnwys sefydliad Undeb Glowyr De Cymru a'i aelodau, a rhan WMD ei hun mewn gweithgareddau yr undeb a'r gyfrinfa; ei farn am Mabon; cyflwr Hen Bwll y Waun; hunan-cynhalieth rhai o'r glowyr; ei addysg a'i ddiddordeb mewn llenyddiaeth; dylanwad Diwygiad Crefyddol 1904 a deffroad gwleidyddol ar y gymuned; ac effaith Streic Glo Caled 1925. Recorded memoirs of William Morgan Davies, Cwmgors. Includes his first experiences in the pits, and working conditions; his recollections of the 1898 strike, and the establishment of the South Wales Miners Federation and its membership, including his own interest and role in union and lodge activities; his own recollections of Mabon; conditions in Pwll y Waun (the old Maerdy pit); self-sufficiency of miners with a piece of land; his education and interest in literature; influence of the religious revival on the community, and political awakening; and impact of the 1925 Anthracite strike</p><p></p><list><item><persname><emph altrender="surname">Davies</emph><emph altrender="pre-title"></emph><emph altrender="forename">William Morgan & Abraham</emph><emph altrender="dates"></emph><emph altrender="epithet"></emph><emph altrender="epithet"></emph></persname><occupation>Boys, Door & Hauliers & Lodge Officers</occupation></item><item><corpname><emph altrender="a">South Wales Miners Federation & National Union of Mineworkers & Waun Band & Cwmgors Lodge & Labour Party & Amalgamated Anthracite Combine Committee &</emph></corpname></item><item><geogname><emph altrender="country">Waun Colliery</emph><emph altrender="county">Gwaun-Cae-Gurwen</emph><emph altrender="parish">Mid Glamorgan</emph></geogname><note type="note"><p>(Hen Bwll) y Waun beloning to Maerdy collieries (?)</p></note></item><item><geogname><emph altrender="country">Gwaun Cae Gurwen</emph><emph altrender="county">West Glamorgan</emph></geogname></item><item><geogname><emph altrender="country">Drim Colliery</emph><emph altrender="county">Crynant Valley</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">Maerdy Colliery</emph><emph altrender="county">Gwaun-Cae-Gurwen</emph><emph altrender="parish">West Glamorgan</emph></geogname></item><item><subject><emph altrender="a">event</emph><emph altrender="y">Strike, 1898</emph></subject></item><item><subject><emph altrender="a">event</emph><emph altrender="y">Day, Mabons</emph></subject></item><item><subject><emph altrender="a">event</emph><emph altrender="y">World War I 1914-18</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">Revival, Religious 1904</emph></subject></item><item><subject><emph altrender="a">coal mining </emph><emph altrender="x"></emph></subject><subject><emph altrender="a">trade unions </emph><emph altrender="x"></emph></subject><subject><emph altrender="a">work tools </emph><emph altrender="x"></emph></subject><subject><emph altrender="a">wages </emph><emph altrender="x"></emph></subject><subject><emph altrender="a">hours of work </emph><emph altrender="x"></emph></subject><subject><emph altrender="a">disputes </emph><emph altrender="x"></emph></subject><subject><emph altrender="a">agreements </emph><emph altrender="x"></emph></subject><subject><emph altrender="a">strikes </emph><emph altrender="x"></emph></subject><subject><emph altrender="a">strike pay </emph><emph altrender="x"></emph></subject><subject><emph altrender="a">silver band </emph><emph altrender="x"></emph></subject><subject><emph altrender="a">recreation </emph><emph altrender="x"></emph></subject><subject><emph altrender="a">culture </emph><emph altrender="x"></emph></subject><subject><emph altrender="a">show cards </emph><emph altrender="x"></emph></subject><subject><emph altrender="a">pneumoconiosis </emph><emph altrender="x"></emph></subject><subject><emph altrender="a">silicosis </emph><emph altrender="x"></emph></subject><subject><emph altrender="a">industrial diseases </emph><emph altrender="x"></emph></subject><subject><emph altrender="a">safety </emph><emph altrender="x"></emph></subject><subject><emph altrender="a">horses </emph><emph altrender="x"></emph></subject><subject><emph altrender="a">coal tips </emph><emph altrender="x"></emph></subject><subject><emph altrender="a">religion </emph><emph altrender="x"></emph></subject><subject><emph altrender="a">coal owners </emph><emph altrender="x"></emph></subject><subject><emph altrender="a">anthracite </emph><emph altrender="x"></emph></subject><subject><emph altrender="a">education </emph><emph altrender="x"></emph></subject><subject><emph altrender="a">dramatic society </emph><emph altrender="x"></emph></subject><subject><emph altrender="a">World War I </emph><emph altrender="x"></emph></subject><subject><emph altrender="a">industrial injuries </emph><emph altrender="x"></emph></subject><subject><emph altrender="a">contributions </emph><emph altrender="x"></emph></subject><subject><emph altrender="a">seniority rule </emph><emph altrender="x"></emph></subject><subject><emph altrender="a">disputes </emph><emph altrender="x"></emph></subject><subject><emph altrender="a">pit conditions </emph><emph altrender="x"></emph></subject></item></list> |