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What became known as the Tonypandy riots[1] of 1910 and 1911 (sometimes collectively known as the Rhondda riots) were a series of violent confrontations between the striking coal miners and police that took place at various locations in and around the Rhondda mines of the Cambrian Combine, a cartel of mining companies formed to regulate prices ...
51°37′20″N 3°27′04″W / 51.6223°N 3.4512°W / 51.6223; -3.4512. Tonypandy (/ tɒnəˈpændi /, Welsh pronunciation: [tɔnəˈpandi]) is a town, community and electoral ward located in the county borough of Rhondda Cynon Taf, within the historic county boundaries of Glamorgan, Wales, lying in the Rhondda Fawr Valley.
Nov 3, 2010 · This November sees the 100th anniversary of the Tonypandy Riots. These short-lived but seminal series of events have always held a special place in the memories of most Welshmen, attracting...
Apr 11, 2016 · Tonypandy, 1910: “Churchill sent troops to crush and kill Welsh strikers.” So goes the story. The truth is somewhat more complicated.
Aug 16, 2011 · Striking miners had convened at their respective pits to express their dissatisfaction and this escalated into the ransacking of the town of Tonypandy. Some 60 shop windows were smashed and looted, the homes of miners’ officials were attacked and one man was killed.
Nov 7, 2022 · So on November 7th, summoned by bugle, marching behind the Tonypandy Fife band, miners and their families – thousands of them – tramp from pithead to pithead, stopping the machinery that keeps the collieries ticking over.
Nov 9, 2022 · This week marks the anniversary of key events in the Cambrian Combine Dispute of 1910. Here’s the final part of three special articles about the ‘ Tonypandy Riots’ by John Geraint, author of ‘The Great Welsh Auntie Novel’, and one of Wales’s most experienced documentary-makers.
