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Ref NoSWCC/AUD/315
Title<title linktype="simple">South Wales Miners Federation Founder Members Study</title>
Interview of Smith, William
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 William Smith, Trelewis. Includes his family background and childhood; his involvement in trade unionism and politics; the relationship between management and workers; accidents underground, and his involvement as a first aider; his involvement in the Church; recreational activities; opposition to World War I, and his involvement in the peace movement, and the co-operative movement</p><p></p><list><item><persname><emph altrender="surname">Smith</emph><emph altrender="pre-title"></emph><emph altrender="forename">William &amp; Harris</emph><emph altrender="dates"></emph><emph altrender="epithet"></emph><emph altrender="epithet"></emph></persname><occupation>Boys, Door &amp; Colliers</occupation></item><item><corpname><emph altrender="a">South Wales Miners Federation &amp; Treharris Industrial Cooperative Society &amp; Labour Party &amp; Independent Labour Party</emph></corpname></item><item><geogname><emph altrender="country">Trelewis Drift</emph><emph altrender="county">Treharris</emph><emph altrender="parish">Mid Glamorgan</emph></geogname></item><item><geogname><emph altrender="country">Merthyr Tydfil</emph><emph altrender="county">Mid 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">coal mining </emph><emph altrender="x"></emph></subject><subject><emph altrender="a">holidays </emph><emph altrender="x"></emph></subject><subject><emph altrender="a">wages </emph><emph altrender="x"></emph></subject><subject><emph altrender="a">trade unions </emph><emph altrender="x"></emph></subject><subject><emph altrender="a">contributions </emph><emph altrender="x"></emph></subject><subject><emph altrender="a">persecution </emph><emph altrender="x"></emph></subject><subject><emph altrender="a">football </emph><emph altrender="x"></emph></subject><subject><emph altrender="a">sport </emph><emph altrender="x"></emph></subject><subject><emph altrender="a">safety </emph><emph altrender="x"></emph></subject><subject><emph altrender="a">adult education </emph><emph altrender="x"></emph></subject><subject><emph altrender="a">industrial injuries </emph><emph altrender="x"></emph></subject><subject><emph altrender="a">religion </emph><emph altrender="x"></emph></subject><subject><emph altrender="a">shift working </emph><emph altrender="x"></emph></subject><subject><emph altrender="a">strikes </emph><emph altrender="x"></emph></subject><subject><emph altrender="a">recreation </emph><emph altrender="x"></emph></subject><subject><emph altrender="a">sport </emph><emph altrender="x"></emph></subject><subject><emph altrender="a">boxing </emph><emph altrender="x"></emph></subject><subject><emph altrender="a">World War I </emph><emph altrender="x"></emph></subject><subject><emph altrender="a">conscientious objectors </emph><emph altrender="x"></emph></subject><subject><emph altrender="a">children </emph><emph altrender="x"></emph></subject><subject><emph altrender="a">industrial relations </emph><emph altrender="x"></emph></subject></item></list>
Date1898 = 1974 (c)
5.1974
Related Material<archref linktype="simple"><extref linktype="simple"><emph altrender="filename">WXYZ</emph><emph altrender="identity">loan copy : Miners Library</emph></extref></archref>
Physical Descriptiongood
Extentno of tapes : 2
LanguageEnglish
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