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Song book owned by Griffith Rhys Jones (Caradog, 1834-97)
Campaign song dedicated to J. Herbert Lewis, Liberal MP for Flint Boroughs
Campaign song dedicated to J. Herbert Lewis, Liberal MP for Flint Boroughs
Poster advertisising a lecture on 'canu penillion' [singing verses] at the Tabernacl Church, Cardigan, November 1943
  • This is a pamphlet and song relating to the dispute which broke out at the Dinorwic Quarries, Llanberis, in October 1885. During the months leading up to the lock-out, the quarrymen had become increasingly resentful of the quarry managers and allegations of discrimination and favouratism were rife. Matters came to a head on 23 October when the quarrymen were told that all those who had attended a mass meeting ten days earlier would be dismissed from the quarry. As this pamphlet and song maintain, the 2,700 quarrymen who found themselves out of work experienced great hardship during the five-month lock-out which eventually resulted in a bitter defeat for the quarrymen.
Pamphlet and songsheet re. the Dinorwig Quarry lock-out of 1885-6 [image 1 of 4]
  • This postcard forms part of a collection of postcards which were mainly produced for the tourist market during the early decades of the twentieth century. Many of the postcards showed images of famous Welsh landmarks, traditional Welsh costume, or extracts from traditional songs, etc. A large number featured humorous cartoons.
Postcard: 'Welsh music is divine!', early 20th century