Bronze Age Gold from Wales

Ffarwel i lein bach y chwarel (news cutting)

A cutting from the Welsh language newspaper, ‘Y Cymro’, containing a selection of articles which had previously appeared in earlier editions of Y Cymro. One of the articles featured was written on the 14th November 1947 by Mr Idris Roberts (one of Y Cymro’s reporters), entitled ‘Ffarwel i lein bach y chwarel’. The article records the last journey of the Dinorwig Quarry workmen’s train (carrying quarrymen from Penscoins to Gilfach Ddu since 1895) on the 8th November 1947.

Collection Area

Industry

Item Number

2009.11/1

Historical Associations

Association Type: Slate quarries
Date: 08/11/1947
Place: Dinorwic slate quarries

Creation/Production

Role: Production
Role: Publisher
Place: Oswestry
Period: 1947

Acquisition

donation, 11/2/2009

Measurements

Length (mm): 410
Width (mm): 310

Material

Paper
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