James Evans (Tumble) 1920-1956

Miners' Federation of Great Britain

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James Evans (Tumble)

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James Evans was born c1891. He was elected Craftsmen's Representative on Lodge or Branch Committee aged 18. In 1929 he was elected the first Craftsmen's E.C. Member for the Old Anthracite District. He was elected to represent the Craftsmen and Mechanical Workers on the South Wales Miners Federation Executive Council. In 1948 he was elected to the post of Craftsmen's Agent, National Union of Mineworkers (South Wales Area). James Evans was a member of the South Wales and M...

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...

Evans, James

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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...