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Interview of Rees, Dai Daniel |
Date: 1973 Location: SWCC : AUD/238 |
Recorded memoirs of Dai Daniel Rees, Bedlinog. Includes his family background; his education, being sent to a Truant's School, and a typical day at this school; differences between Bedlinog and Nantwen Collieries; miners visiting public houses after shifts; local football teams and their success; differences between Taff-Merthyr and other collieries; non-unionism in Taff-Merthyr; incidents of underground accidents; his brothers' role in the Taff-Merthyr stay-in strike, the trial and imprisonment of Bedlinog people, the attitude towards the blacklegs, and the effect of the dispute on the community |
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