Black Diamonds in South Wales. Rhondda Colliers Mining Coal from Surface Seams

Series

Series Name

Gaumont Graphic

Issue

Issue No.

1057

Date Released

9 May 1921

Stories in this Issue:

1. 1Princess Mary Opens Extension to Queen Mary’s Convalescent Home for Children at Epping
2. 2An Invocation of Plenty. Annual Point to Point Pilgrimage at Binstead During Which the Vicar Blessed the Crops
3. 3Wedding of Miss Violette Selfridge to Vicompte Jaques De Sibour at Brompton Oratory
4. 4Black Diamonds in South Wales. Rhondda Colliers Mining Coal from Surface Seams
5. 5Royal Horse Artillery. Famous Regiment Which Fired the First Shot for the British in the Great War Rehearsing for the Royal Military Tournament

Story

Story No. within this Issue

4 / 5

Summary

Miners load coal into wagon. [SUBTITLE]: DERELICT COTTAGES AFTER EVERYTHING COMBUSTIBLE HAS BEEN REMOVED FOR FUEL [2ND SUBTITLE]: TREORCHY CHAPEL NOW USED AS A SOUP KITCHEN FOR MINERS’ CHILDREN.

Keywords

Children; Social conditions; Mining; Social welfare

Library number GR

4684

Length of story (in feet)

90

Story extras:

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