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Scammers target ex-miners
Lucy Owen
X-Ray blog on how the pensions built by former miners through risking their lives working underground are under threat from callous scammers.
The School of hard rocks
Phil Carradice
The School of Mines was the brainchild of some of the largest coal owners in the region and was funded by the levy of one tenth of a penny on every ton of coal that was produced from the coalfield.
The Gresford Mining Disaster
Phil Carradice
At 2.08am a huge explosion rocked the mine. Fires not only killed 266 men, they also blocked access and trapped miners behind the flames.
The Fed
Phil Carradice
Founded on 11 October 1898, the Fed was a union of south Wales miners, founded with the aim of uniting pit workers across the region and opposing what was then the seemingly limitless power of the mine owners.
Cardiff's historic Coal Exchange at risk
Phil Carradice
The Coal Exchange is now one of the largest entertainment venues in Cardiff. But in past times this elegant and distinctive building operated as one of the economic centres of world trade.
A history of Welsh protest
Phil Carradice
The strike by public sector workers planned for Wednesday 30 November 2011 threatens to be the largest organised withdrawal of labour for many years. Without going into the rights and wrongs of the matter, it demonstrates, if nothing else, the deep feelings of unease and unrest felt by most, if ...
The Landshipping mining disaster
Phil Carradice
Here in Wales we are used to news about mining disasters. The history of Welsh mining is littered with tragic accidents that scarred villages and valleys, destroyed families and cut a swathe through the life of so many tiny communities. Garden Pit Memorial (image: Roger MacCallum) Mos...
The Senghenydd pit disaster
Phil Carradice
At 8.00am on Tuesday 14 October 1913 a huge explosion rocked the tiny town of Senghenydd, to the north of Caerphilly. It came from the coal mine belonging to the Universal Colliery, the most significant employer in the area, and before the hour was out it was clear to everyone, miners and their ...
The blackening of Wales
Phil Carradice
Modern visitors, people from places like the USA and the Far East, men and women who know little or nothing about Welsh history, heritage and culture, might be excused for thinking that many, if not most, of our valleys were never industrialised at all. Welsh miners at Tylorstown Pit, Rhond...
Tonypandy 2010
BBC Wales History
This weekend marks the culmination of a series of events organised to commemorate the centenary of the Tonypandy Riots. This is a free event. Here's what's happening on Sunday so far. For the most up to date details visit the www.tonypandy2010.com website. Image of crowds of men in Ton...
