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Books on the life of a coal mining family?
« on: Tuesday 02 December 14 07:12 GMT (UK) »
Hello all,

Seeing as that one side of the tree is almost all made up of coal miners..
Im looking for a book about their lives etc
My family moved to the South wales coal fields froms carmarthenshire,pembrokeshire etc in a first wave of about 1860-70ish
Then the latest wave is my mothers paternal line... That moved from Montgomeryshire here around 1920ish

If the book is specific to South Wales area that would be good
But any suggestion are appreciates:)

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Re: Books on the life of a coal mining family?
« Reply #1 on: Tuesday 02 December 14 09:02 GMT (UK) »
Have you seen http://www.welshcoalmines.co.uk/ there is a forum with a section on Mining Links, Books and Resources

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Re: Books on the life of a coal mining family?
« Reply #2 on: Tuesday 02 December 14 09:25 GMT (UK) »
If you follow the links through, from the site that Stan posted, you get to this site:

http://www.booksonwelshcoalminingandcollieries.co.uk/epages/es137064.sf/secmfMcfktUUiM/?ObjectPath=/Shops/es137064/Categories

Seems to be just what you want?

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Re: Books on the life of a coal mining family?
« Reply #3 on: Tuesday 02 December 14 10:42 GMT (UK) »

Many years ago I recall a film  'How Green Was My Valley' about a South Wales mining family and their community. From a 1939 novel by Richard Llewellyn.

Look out for it, the film is sure to be repeated sometime.   :)



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Re: Books on the life of a coal mining family?
« Reply #4 on: Sunday 07 December 14 07:39 GMT (UK) »
I would like to recommend the book "These Poor Hands" by B L Coombes. The author worked as a miner in the Neath Valley and is basically an autobiography. he wrote one or two other books as well.There is a biography of the author by Chris Williams and Bill Jones. These authors have written other books on coal mining in South Wales.
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Re: Books on the life of a coal mining family?
« Reply #5 on: Sunday 07 December 14 08:17 GMT (UK) »
 The film mentioned by mauricej was one of the first things to mind. It's a good film. It can be got on DVD. Also there are some coal mining books by Micky drury to do with pits around the Cannock area.

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Re: Books on the life of a coal mining family?
« Reply #6 on: Sunday 07 December 14 09:35 GMT (UK) »

Many years ago I recall a film  'How Green Was My Valley' about a South Wales mining family and their community. From a 1939 novel by Richard Llewellyn.

Look out for it, the film is sure to be repeated sometime.   :)



Agreed a wonderful film about trials, tribulation and hardship in the mining community. Heartwarming and definately enjoyable if not seen.  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e-kE3CC2uDc

Another film, is Solomon and Gaenor, a turn of the century film, about a love story in the mining community that was made in 1999 in my area, South Wales (actually some of it in my street) They turned it back to turn of the century :) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-h9EPW7l0t8

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Solomon_%26_Gaenor

Fact often lays in fiction..maybe you will enjoy?

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Re: Books on the life of a coal mining family?
« Reply #7 on: Sunday 07 December 14 10:26 GMT (UK) »
As for the written word, another to contemplate..I have read the trilogy

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rape_of_the_Fair_Country

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Re: Books on the life of a coal mining family?
« Reply #8 on: Sunday 07 December 14 15:30 GMT (UK) »
My Ancestor Was a Coalminer, Paperback – Illustrated, 1 May 2003 - by David Tonks.
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