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| Interview of Hicks,Henry Royston |
| Date: 1981 Location: SWCC : AUD/136 |
| Recorded memoirs of RoystonHicks, Central Coalfield Surveyor. Includes the death of his father in anaccident underground; his education and political background; nationalisationof the coal industry; transfers of men from Cilely Colliery; differencesbetween Lewis Merthyr and Lady Windsor Collieries; development of the SouthWales Coalfield; his opinion of pit closures; development of 'super' pits;safety and contractors; and utilising the sterilised reserves in theRhondda |
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