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Australia's first Welsh woman

Dec 12, 2015

Frances Williams of Whitford, Flintshire, was the first Welsh woman to be transported to Australia. She had made the mistake of stealing some items belonging to Thomas Pennant's ...

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Llandudno tram shelter name lives on

Dec 7, 2015

The unusual circular shelter at West Shore, Llandudno, is still known as the tram shelter, almost 60 years after the last tram departed for Colwyn Bay. But tram passengers were not ...

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Battle of the war memorial HiPoints

Dec 1, 2015

War memorials always dominate our list of Top 10 HiPoints in November, as readers use the QR codes and web pages to discover details of local war dead. So which ones got the most ...

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Purple Plaque for deaf pioneer

Apr 26, 2024

A Purple Plaque was unveiled today at the former home in Rhyl of Dorothy Miles, a pioneer of sign language poetry and TV programming for the deaf, among other achievements. HistoryPoints recommended her house for a plaque after placing QR codes ...

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First comprehensive school

Apr 19, 2024

Rural Anglesey may seem an unlikely place to start overhauling the UK's education system, but if you use your phone to scan the new HistoryPoints QR codes outside Ysgol Syr Thomas Jones in Amwlch you'll discover that ...

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Discord at Nightingale Row

Apr 11, 2024

The lack of road access to Nightingale Row, near Cwmbrân, caused many problems for residents - including death. The 20 houses were built by an ironmaster and could only be reached via the towpath on the opposite side ...

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