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Working Abroad - Welsh Emigration: Gold

John Davies of Talsarnau, Gwynedd, with his brother and friend seeking gold during the Australian Gold Rush

John Davies of Talsarnau, Gwynedd, with his brother and friend. They are seeking gold in Queensland, Australia in the 1880s

Publish date: 19 September 2008

Tagged with: Gems & Precious Metals  Industry - Workshop of the World  The 19th Century  Wales in the World  Work & Labour 

Working Abroad - Welsh Emigration: Iron

Welsh workers in the ironworks at Hughesovka

Welsh workers in the ironworks at Hughesovka, John Hughes is second from the right in the front row

Publish date: 19 September 2008

Tagged with: Industry - Workshop of the World  The 19th Century  Wales in the World  Work & Labour 

Working Abroad - Welsh Emigration: Slate

Griffith Owen-Jones and his wife Kate

Griffith Owen-Jones and his wife Kate, who moved from Bethesda, Wales to Granville, New York State

Publish date: 19 September 2008

Tagged with: Coal, Iron & Slate  Mining & Extraction  The 19th Century  Wales in the World  Work & Labour 

Working Abroad - Welsh Emigration: Steel

Lithgow Steelworks, New South Wales, Australia, 1920s

Lithgow Steelworks, New South Wales, Australia, 1920s

Publish date: 19 September 2008

Tagged with: The 20th Century  Wales in the World  Work & Labour 

Working Abroad - Welsh Emigration: Shipping

 Sir Alfred Lewis Jones

Sir Alfred Lewis Jones

Publish date: 19 September 2008

Tagged with: Industry - Workshop of the World  The 19th Century  Wales in the World  Work & Labour 

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John Davies of Talsarnau, Gwynedd, with his brother and friend seeking gold during the Australian Gold Rush

John Davies of Talsarnau, Gwynedd, with his brother and friend. They are seeking gold in Queensland, Australia in the 1880s

Harry Jones, contemporary cartoon

Harry Jones, contemporary cartoon

Rachel and John Price, with their daughters Esther and Rachael Jane

Rachel and John Price, with their daughters Esther and Rachael Jane

Rachel Price

Rachel Price

Welsh workers in the ironworks at Hughesovka

Welsh workers in the ironworks at Hughesovka, John Hughes is second from the right in the front row

Henry Taylor of Blaenafon with workers at Hughesovka, 1890s.

Henry Taylor of Blaenafon with workers at Hughesovka, 1890s.

Edward Thomas John

Edward Thomas John

<em>The Welsh Harp</em> pub in Witton Park, County Durham
The Welsh Harp

pub in Witton Park, County Durham

Griffith Owen-Jones and his wife Kate

Griffith Owen-Jones and his wife Kate, who moved from Bethesda, Wales to Granville, New York State

Bangor, Pennsylvania

Bangor, Pennsylvania

Destinations from New York in David Jones' diary

Destinations from New York in David Jones' diary

Lithgow Steelworks, New South Wales, Australia, 1920s

Lithgow Steelworks, New South Wales, Australia, 1920s

 Philip Bowen Gibbon and his son Barrie, Loaned by Kay Staffen

Philip Bowen Gibbon and his son Barrie, Loaned by Kay Staffen

Philip Bowen Gibbon and his wife Minnie, Loaned by Kay Staffen

Philip Bowen Gibbon and his wife Minnie, Loaned by Kay Staffen

Philip Bowen Gibbon and his wife Minnie, Loaned by Kay Staffen

Philip Bowen Gibbon and his wife Minnie, Loaned by Kay Staffen

 Sir Alfred Lewis Jones

Sir Alfred Lewis Jones

William Thomas

William Thomas

<em>Colony</em> built for William Thomas in 1885
Colony

built for William Thomas in 1885

<em>Crocodile</em> built for William Thomas in 1892
Crocodile

built for William Thomas in 1892

<em>Metropolis</em> built for William Thomas in 1887
Metropolis

built for William Thomas in 1887

  • John Davies of Talsarnau, Gwynedd, with his brother and friend seeking gold during the Australian Gold Rush
  • Harry Jones, contemporary cartoon
  • Rachel and John Price, with their daughters Esther and Rachael Jane
  • Rachel Price
  • Welsh workers in the ironworks at Hughesovka
  • Henry Taylor of Blaenafon with workers at Hughesovka, 1890s.
  • Edward Thomas John
  • <em>The Welsh Harp</em> pub in Witton Park, County Durham
  • Griffith Owen-Jones and his wife Kate
  • Bangor, Pennsylvania
  • Destinations from New York in David Jones' diary
  • Lithgow Steelworks, New South Wales, Australia, 1920s
  •  Philip Bowen Gibbon and his son Barrie, Loaned by Kay Staffen
  • Philip Bowen Gibbon and his wife Minnie, Loaned by Kay Staffen
  • Philip Bowen Gibbon and his wife Minnie, Loaned by Kay Staffen
  •  Sir Alfred Lewis Jones
  • William Thomas
  • <em>Colony</em> built for William Thomas in 1885
  • <em>Crocodile</em> built for William Thomas in 1892
  • <em>Metropolis</em> built for William Thomas in 1887