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Recordiad clyweledol / Audio-visual recording: Gareth Jones
Jones, Gareth
(Interviewer)
Thompson, Ceri
(Interviewer)
Oral history interview with Gareth Jones who shares his memories of the Aberfan disaster, inlcuding how the quick thinking and actions of his teacher helped save his life.
At 9:13 that Friday morning thousands of tonnes of black coal waste from an unstable tip slid down the mountain. It instantly engulfed Pantglas Junior School and parts of the village killing a total of 116 children and 28 adults.
Collection Area
Social & Cultural History
Item Number
F2026.64.2
Historical Associations
Association Type: Locality of the evidence
Date: 21/10/1966
Place: Aberfan
Creation/Production
Curator (Coal), Big Pit National Coal Museum.
Role: Interviewee
Role: Interviewer
Place: Aberfan
Period: 2022
Acquisition
Made-in-House, 10/2026
Measurements
running time:0.33.55
Techniques
Digidol | born digital
Location
In store
Categories
Aberfan 60Classification
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