Coal Miners Strike in Tonypandy, 1910

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History of the 1910 miners strike in Tonpandy.

Description of the miners strike that followed the Tonypandy riots of 1910, with archive footage showing miners' lives of the time. Focusses on the response of modern children to the story of the riots.
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, Coal strikes, Industrial unrest,

Notes : Clip useful to explore personal responses to the conditions that miners experienced in their daily lives.

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