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Six Bells colliery before demolition in 1989. Six Bells Colliery was a colliery located in Six Bells, Abertillery, Gwent, Wales.On 28 June 1960 it was the site of an underground explosion which killed 45 of the 48 miners working in that part of the mine.
During the first three weeks of October 1966 there were 6.5 inches (170 mm) of rainfall, nearly half of which was in the third week. [21] During the night of 20–21 October the peak of Tip 7 subsided by 9–10 feet (2.7–3.0 m) and the rails on which the spoil was transported to the top of the tip fell into the resulting hole.
9 July – John Dyke, Wales international rugby union player, 76; 24 August – Dai Edwards, Wales dual-code rugby international, 64 [50] 25 August – Tommy Jones-Davies, Wales international rugby player, 54; 30 August – "Taffy" Jones, First World War flying ace, 64 [51] 31 August – Edith Picton-Turbervill, social reformer, writer and ...
ITV Cymru broadcast a retelling of the events, in the 2018 television series, 'Dock of the Bay". [6] There was a revival of interest the riots at the 100th anniversary of the events in 2019. [ 5 ] [ 14 ] A group of Cardiff University students re-imagined the reporting of the riots, using 21st-century social media, on Twitter . [ 15 ]
6 March – After record freezing weather throughout the winter, it is the first day of the year when there is no frost in Wales. [ 3 ] 28 March – Labour Party candidate Neil McBride wins the Swansea East by-election caused by the death of Labour Member of Parliament (MP) David Mort .
Cantre'r Gwaelod was an area of land which, according to legend, was located in an area west of present-day Wales which is now under the waters of Cardigan Bay. Accounts variously suggest the tract of land extended from Bardsey Island to Cardigan or as far south as Ramsey Island . [ 1 ]
At least 18 women have been killed by men since January 2020 in Wales. Many of these were violent attacks which resulted in convictions for murder. The women ranged in age from 16 to 87.
The strategic location in mid-Wales was the site of several conferences between north and south Wales princes in 540, 1140, and for the Council of Aberdyfi in 1216. The hill in the centre of the village, Pen-y-Bryn, has been claimed to be the site of fortifications in the 1150s, which were soon destroyed. [ 23 ]