Cowbridge war memorial

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So many ways to die at the pit

Aug 28, 2014

The miners' memorial in Llanbradach, Caerphilly, commemorates c.165 men who died in many accidents, and in many different ways. Startled pit ponies, falling roofs ...

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Hotelier's wartime tribulations

Aug 21, 2014

Llangollen hotelier Samuel Johnson had already seen nine of his 17 staff depart on First World War service when he tried, in vain, to get the hotel manager exempted ...

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German freighter's mystery woman

Aug 19, 2014

When the German freighter Rethi Muller ran aground at Penmaenmawr in 1967, rescuers were probably surprised to find themselves hauling a woman to safety by breeches ...

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