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  • Collecting timber in the Brecon area for the war effort. Army personnel and a number of Norwegian helpers are pictured with a solid-tyred and fully loaded lorry owned by Brecon Motors.
Collecting timber for the First World War, c. 1914
  • Men unloading timber from a steam ship to railway wagons at Aberdyfi. Photographed by John Thomas.
Unloading timber, Aberdyfi c. 1885
  • Thomas Martyn describes the work undertaken by the men carrying wood down from the mountains to the barges on the river. Iron ore is also brought up the river from Lancashire. Having watched the men, Thomas Martyn and his family sail onwards towards Tintern.
A Tour to South Wales, 1801, page 53
  • Thomas Martyn sees many lime kilns and describes how the horses are made to carry heavy timber. He also draws a sketch to illustrate this. He notices how the women 'seem to do all the business upon the road' and describes how they ride and dress. They finally enter the town of Pontypool.
A Tour to South Wales, 1801, page 63 (including sketch)