Rhondda Coal - Former Export Markets
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Uses of Rhondda coal worldwide early in the twentieth century.
History of the uses of Rhondda coal - both in steam trains and ships.Historical evidence is used to explain importance of coal to transport and world economies in the early parts of the twentieth century.
From:
Coal Stories Tonypandy
First broadcast
:
09 November 2007
Teachers' notes
Age Group : 7-9
Subject : History
Topic : Industrial Wales and Britain, Twentieth century world
Keywords : Coal industry, Transport, Railways, Rhondda,
Notes : This clip is useful to explore the nature of the steam age, railways, steam ships and the importance of Rhondda coal in the early years of the 20th century
