Pit closures in Rhondda
- Title
- Pit closures in Rhondda
- Genre
- News report; Interview; Vox pop
- TX Date
- Unknown
- Year of production
- 1983
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- Duration
- 00:14:08
- Description
- Report on the announcement of National Coal Board colliery closures in the Rhondda, South Wales. The condemned pits include the Ty Mawr / Lewis Merthyr Colliery. Speaking are: Paul Weston, Careers Officer, Coedylan Comprehensive School, Pontypridd; Des Dutfield, NUM; Annie Powell, former mayor; Don Williams, rail worker; Hasty(?) Jones, rail worker. Male reporter not identified.
- Contributors
- Des Dutfield; Paul Weston; Annie Powell; Don Williams; Hasty(?) Jones
- Keywords
- Trade unions; NUM; Coal industry; Wales; Coal miners; NCB; Coal mines; Rhondda; Pontypridd; Mine clopsures; Ty Mawr / Lewis Merthyr Colliery; Coedylan Comprehensive School
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