D.M. Jones 1897-1965

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D.M. Jones 1897-1965

http://archiveshub.ac.uk/data/gb217-swcc:mna/pp/58

1 volume, 9 envelopes

Swansea University.

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SNAC Resource ID: 6292018

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Jones, D. M.

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D. M. Jones

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D.M. Jones was employed at Cefncoed Colliery in 1931. From the guide to the D.M. Jones, 1897-1965, (Swansea University) ...

National Union of Mineworkers

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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...