The Fed
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History of the NUM in South Wales.
History of the miners union in the South Wales coalfield from its creation in the 1880's to 1973. Originally called "The Fed", it grew to become the NUM ( National Union of Mineworkers) of today.
From:
May Among the Mountains: South Wales Miners and their Union
First broadcast
:
14 October 1973
Teachers' notes
Age Group : 11-14,14-16
Subject : History
Topic : History of Wales and England 1880-1980, Industrial Wales and Britain
Keywords : Coal industry, NUM, History of trades unions,
Notes : Can use this clip as part of study into how coal miners lived in the South Wales coalfield, to look at the hardships of life for the miners as well as working conditions in the mines.
