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NUM South Wales Area Banner side 2

Slogan: Forward to Socialism / Ymlaen i Sosialaeth
Yellow circle with a miner's lamp, a leek and a colliery winding tower, depicting the emblem of the National Union of Mineworkers, (South Wales Area), which is surrounded by a laurel wreath.

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Lantern slide. Showing the guard at Aswan. This photograph was taken by Sgt. Johnson of the 436 Welsh Field Company c. 1917. It formed part of a lecture which he gave. The notes from his lecture read 'Here we have the Sudanese guard who guard the barrage. They all readily fell in for me to take their photos and naturally expected me to show it to them as soon as I had taken it, but of course that didn't come off.'

King George V and Queen Mary laying the foundation stone, Percy Gleaves (1882-1944), ca. 1920.

A painting of King George V and Queen Mary laying the foundation stone, Percy Gleaves (1882-1944), ca. 1920.

Mardy Lodge Banner side 1

Slogan: Peace, Forward to Socialism
In the background is a picture of a colliery. In front of this, and on either side of the slogan, is the Welsh dragon and a miner. In the bottom left-hand corner is a picture of Arthur Horner, and in the bottom right-hand corner a picture of Charlie 'Coch' Jones

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Jersey, Cambridge University Rugby Club, 1950s

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Lantern slide. Showing a view of Cairo. This photograph was taken by Sgt. Johnson of the 436 Welsh Field Company c. 1917. It formed part of a lecture which he gave. The notes from his lecture read 'mahmed Ali Mosque and Citadel at Cairo. The two minerets rise to a height of 150 feet and in the courtyard is a well 300 feet deep and level with the Nile. The interior is lit by 1000 electric lights and has a huge chandelier of bronze hanging from the Centre dome given by Louis 14th France who also gave a clock of solid bronze to be seen in the courtyard'. This view is similar to EC1794.