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Interview of Arthur, Will |
Date: 1973 Location: SWCC : AUD/319 |
Recorded memoirs of Will Arthur, Neath. Includes the disaster at Abercynon; the cosmopolitan community of Glynneath; his interest in rugby, football, choirs, and boxing; discusses his brother who played rugby for Wales; position of the Welsh language; the influx of miners into Aberpergwm due to the boom in the anthracite coal market; collecting trade union contributions, and consequent disputes; evictions of families; safety of Aberpergwm colliery; the intergration of the Merthyr and Aberdare workforces; and drinking habits |
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