<p>Edited extracts of interviews of Dr D A Thomas, Dai Dan Evans, Will 'Post' Rees, Joe 'Brick' Jones, John Williams, Jim Evans, Myrddin Powell, Ben 'Dulais' Davies, John Williams, Dick Cook, Nellie Jones, and Del Davies concerning the coal pits, mainly situated around the Onllwyn and Cwmtwrch communities. Included is an account regarding an industrial accident; community and industrial relations, and influences in pit society; hostility towards outsiders, especially English speakers; influence of the Welsh language; recreation, poetry and sport; wage bargaining; introduction of coal cutting machines; women and the tin industry and ammunitions factory during the war</p><p></p><list><item><persname><emph altrender="surname">Thomas</emph><emph altrender="pre-title"></emph><emph altrender="forename">D A [Dr] & Evans</emph><emph altrender="dates"></emph><emph altrender="epithet"></emph><emph altrender="epithet"></emph></persname></item><item><geogname><emph altrender="country">Onllwyn</emph><emph altrender="county">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><geogname><emph altrender="country">Cae'r-Lan</emph><emph altrender="county">Powys</emph></geogname></item><item><geogname><emph altrender="country">Cae'r-lan</emph><emph altrender="county">Mid Glamorgan</emph></geogname></item><item><geogname><emph altrender="country">Abercraf</emph><emph altrender="county">Ystradgynlais</emph><emph altrender="parish">Powys</emph></geogname></item><item><geogname><emph altrender="country">Cwmtwrch</emph><emph altrender="county">Powys</emph></geogname></item><item><geogname><emph altrender="country">Cwmllynfell</emph><emph altrender="county">West Glamorgan</emph></geogname></item><item><geogname><emph altrender="country">Ynyscedwin Tin Works</emph><emph altrender="county">Ystradgynlais</emph><emph altrender="parish">Powys</emph></geogname></item><item><geogname><emph altrender="country">Royal Ordnance Ammunitions Factory</emph><emph altrender="county">Bridgend</emph><emph altrender="parish">Mid Glamorgan</emph></geogname></item><item><subject><emph altrender="a">coal mining </emph><emph altrender="x"></emph></subject><subject><emph altrender="a">industrial injuries </emph><emph altrender="x"></emph></subject><subject><emph altrender="a">industrial relations </emph><emph altrender="x"></emph></subject><subject><emph altrender="a">internal coalfield mobility </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">culture </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">football </emph><emph altrender="x"></emph></subject><subject><emph altrender="a">eisteddfodau </emph><emph altrender="x"></emph></subject><subject><emph altrender="a">wages </emph><emph altrender="x"></emph></subject><subject><emph altrender="a">mechanisation </emph><emph altrender="x"></emph></subject><subject><emph altrender="a">women </emph><emph altrender="x"></emph></subject><subject><emph altrender="a">World War II </emph><emph altrender="x"></emph></subject><subject><emph altrender="a">crime </emph><emph altrender="x"></emph></subject><subject><emph altrender="a">tin industry </emph><emph altrender="x"></emph></subject></item></list> |