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| Interview of Lewis, Bryn (Mr and Mrs) |
| Date: 1973 Location: SWCC : AUD/348 |
| Recorded memoirs of Mr and Mrs Bryn Lewis, Cardiff. Includes a discussion of the debates which took place in the public house where he lived during his childhood; an account of the Cambrian strike, including looting of the shops; police accomodation at the pub, and their attitudes towards the strikers; trade during the strikes; attitudes towards blacklegs; billeting of extra troops and police to the area; workers relationship with the management during World War I; price of beer during the War, fights and drunkeness in the pub, women's drinking habits, and games played; food eaten by the family; position of the Welsh language; and the importance of rugby in the Rhondda valley |
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