The Unforgiving Lives of Welsh Miners | Everyday Life

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Segments and Sources:

1. 1920 - Miners in Senghenydd (0:00 - 0:38)
Original newsreel: https://www.britishpathe.com/asset/10...
Film ID: 2402.07

2. 1927 - Unemployed miners march on London (0:38 - 0:48)
Original newsreel: https://www.britishpathe.com/asset/62...
Film ID: 706.16

3. 1944 - Rhondda miners during labour dispute (0:49 - 1:07)
Original newsreel: https://www.britishpathe.com/asset/92...
Film ID: 1821.05

4. 1947 - Interview with miners on unemployment and illness (1:08 - 2:46)
Original newsreel: https://www.britishpathe.com/asset/96206
Film ID: 2202.13

5. 1948 - Mining school (2:47 - 4:00)
Original newsreel: https://www.britishpathe.com/asset/82...
Film ID: 1355.14

6. 1948 - One-man coal mine (4:01 - 5:10)
Original newsreel: https://www.britishpathe.com/asset/84...
Film ID: 1436.17

7. 1948 - Silicosis victim (5:11 - 6:22)
Original newsreel: https://www.britishpathe.com/asset/84...
Film ID: 1422.16

8. 1951 - Miners' choir practice (6:23 - 7:10)
Original newsreel: https://www.britishpathe.com/asset/85...
Film ID: 1467.37


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