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Wasyl ('Bill') Welykyi, photograph
Wasyl ('Bill') Welykyi at Pencoed Miners' Hostel, where he arrived on 1 May 1948. From here he obtained employment as a wood machinist with P. Bendall Ltd.
"In January 1948 I was given the choice of going to several different countries. In Britain we were given the choice of working on a farm, in a brick works, or in coal mining. I chose coal mining because there was a chance of schooling. After training at Oakdale, I chose to work at Llanharan Colliery. I lived in the Pencoed Miners' Hostel". (Source: Glo. All Poles? Foreign Workers in the Welsh Coalfields).
Collection Area
Industry
Item Number
2019.28/4
Creation/Production
unknown
Date: 1948 (circa)
Acquisition
Copied image, 17/4/2019
Measurements
Techniques
digitial copy
photograph
Location
In store
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