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A pit closes in glory -
the case of Tower Colliery


Article by Peter Brooke originally published in the Labour and Trade Union Review, Feb 2008, with some additions taken from the account of Tyrone O'Sullivan in Jonathan Morgan's book Rags to Riches - Entrepreneurs of Welsh Origin, Abertillery, Old Bakehouse  Publications, 2010.

RCAHMW colour oblique aerial photograph of Tower Drift Mine, Hirwaun. Taken on 30 July 2007 by Toby Driver (©  RCAHMW)

A copy of this article can be downloaded as a Word document here

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