National Union of Mineworkers (South Wales Area): Records of the South Wales Miners' Federation/National Union of Mineworkers (South Wales Area) 1875-1973
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National Union of Mineworkers. South Wales Area
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No information known/available at time of compilation. From the guide to the National Union of Mineworkers (South Wales Area): Miscellanea, 1905-1981, (Swansea University) From the guide to the National Union of Mineworkers (South Wales Area): Material relating to Federations and NUM Areas (outside South Wales), 1912-1964, (Swansea University) The use of video recording in historical research and adult education was first realised at the South Wales Min...
South Wales Miners' Federation
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The South Wales Miners' Federation (SWMF) or 'The Fed' as it was sometimes known was founded in 1898. William Brac of the South Wales branch of the Miners' Federation of Great Britain (MFGB) became Vice-President, and the Lib-Lab MP for the Rhondda William Abraham (1842-1922), who was prominent within the Cambrian Miners' Association, became the President. Abraham was also Teasurer of the MFGB. He was often referred to as 'Mabon' (Welsh for the bard) by miners. A few months after its founding th...
