The pamphlet consists of a discussion on the role of wages and the price of coal in relation to the events of the 1921 lock-out. The narrative describes in detail how the Government and Coal Owners’ plan would impact different coal producing areas and individual collieries. An emphasis is placed upon the question of why these two organisations were so adverse to treating the coal industry as a single homogenous unit.
Photograph of a remarkable portrait of Frank Llewellyn Jones,
commissioned by his colleagues in the Physics Department upon his appointment as College Principal [35].
Recorded memoirs of Ben Davies. Includes his recollections of the 1921 lockout in Ferndale, the fine weather during the strike and the lack of financial support available.
Recorded memoirs of Ben Davies. Includes his recollections of the 1921 lockout in Ferndale, the fine weather during the strike and the lack of financial support available.
Welsh Trial cap presented to Swansea forward Fred Scrine in 1900. Burgundy red. P.O.W. feathers on front and 'TRIAL' beneath. '1900' on brim. Gold tassels.
Recorded memoirs of William Henry Williams. Discusses his activities as secretary of the Canteen Committee in Porthcawl during the 1921 lockout and the support provided by local businesses.
Recorded memoirs of William Henry Williams. Discusses his activities as secretary of the Canteen Committee in Porthcawl during the 1921 lockout and the support provided by local businesses.
Watercolour of 'Marino', the house built for Edward King and his wife, Jane Morris in 1784 by William Jarnegan (1750/1-1836). The original structure the Abbey Building at Swansea University is based on.