George Ewart Evans was one of Britain's foremost oral historians, the majority of his work being focused on East Anglia. This collection of recordings by George Ewart Evans studies the South Wales Coalfield, with emphasis on the areas surrounding Banwen and Onllwyn.
Recorded interviews with former miners including their memoirs of life underground, working conditions, working methods and the impact of mechanisation, safety and accidents. The recordings were made 1960-1979 (c) and cover the period 1914-1979 (c) in subject matter.
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