WALES 1934 - 35: THE ASTURIUS MINERS REVOLT 1934 - 1935 75th Anniversaries 2009 - 2010.

Back Ground Wales 1934:

1934 in Wales - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

This article is about the particular significance of the year 1934 to Wales and its people. Contents. 1 Incumbents; 2 Events; 3 Arts and literature ...

Incumbents - Events - Arts and literature - Film

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Gresford disaster - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

The Gresford Disaster was one of Britain's worst coal mining disasters and mining accidents. It occurred on September 22, 1934 at Gresford Colliery near ...

Background to the disaster - The explosion - Further rescue attempts

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Background Wales 1935:

1935 in Wales - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

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1935 in Wales Flag of Wales.svg. Other years ... Point colliery in Cwmfelinfach [1], 164miners take part in a "stay-down" strike action lasting 177 hours. ...
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The Stay Down Strikes 1935 - 75th Anniversary.

Much Information on the 1935 Stay Down Strikes

is scatterd accross the web, so I will have to gather

material together and do a seperate post. Neither can

I find any ref to any 75th Anniversary Commemorations

in this connection, pretty bad if there is none? This could be

put right in October, as in that month in 1935 there took place

one of the major Stay Down Protests, taking place at Nine Mile Point

Colliery when 162 miners 'Stayed Down' for 177 hours, see link below:

Coal Mines, Collieries, Levels and Pits around Crosskeys, South Wales

Between 1846 and 1860 explosions killed 194 miners. ... This colliery is famous for the stay down strike of October 1935 when 162 men stayed undeground for ...
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BACKGROUND SPAIN 1931 - 1935:

1. Second Spanish Republic - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

   - 2 visits - 19 Sep
   1 1931 constitution; 2 1934-1935 period and miners' uprising .... and the failure of the Asturias miners' uprising, led to a more radical turn by the .... that the nationalist revolt was in essence a betrayal of the Republic and an ...
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2. Wapedia - Wiki: Second Spanish Republic

   6 Oct 2009 ... 2. 1934-1935 period and miners' uprising ... and the failure of the Asturias miners' uprising, led to a more radical turn by the parties of ...
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   AUSTURIUS MINERS REVOLT 1934 - 35.

3. Wapedia - Wiki: 1934

   Year 1934 (MCMXXXIV) was a common year starting on Monday (link will .... October 5 -Miners rebel in Asturias, Spain (see Asturian miners' strike of 1934). ...
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4. Rumblings out of Spain: French Writers and the Asturian Revolt ...

   by WG Langlois - 1980 - Related articles
   of the Asturian miners' union put it: "Accepter cela sans resistance, ..... and early spring of1935, Spain in general and the Asturias in particular were obviously the stage ..... literary interest in the 1934 revolt increased greatly. ...
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5. Revolution in Self-Defence: The Radicalization of the Asturian ...

   by A Shubert - 1982 - Cited by 1 - Related articles
   under its direction, the great revolutionary experiment of October 1934. '3 .... Asturian miners. In the case of the miners, as we shall see, ..... problems.35 Nationalization and socialization remained the goal, but an ever more ...
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6. The Spanish Civil War

   16 Aug 2010 ... He was promoted to Major General on in 1934 and in the same year he crushed the miner's revolt in Asturias. In 1935, he was made ...
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7. 1930s | libcom.org

   An account of the 1934 uprising by Asturian miners in Spain. Beginning as part of a nationwide general strike, the revolt grew into one of the most ... A short history and background of the 1935 dockers' strike and subsequent bloody ...
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8. Second Spanish Republic

   The 1934–35 period and the miners' uprising. The majority vote in the 1934 elections was won by CEDA , led by José María Gil Robles, ... and the failure of the Asturias miners' uprising, led to a more radical .... that the nationalist revolt was in essence a betrayal of the Republic and an ...
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9. All posters for sale | Spanish Civil War Posters

   Artist : Unknown 1935 Party: Anarchists City : Unknown ... This poster refers to events that took place in Asturias between 1934 and 1937. ... region of northern Spain where miners revolted and played a major part in the revolution. ...
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10. Francisco Franco Bahamonde: Biography from Answers.com

    ... he directed the ruthless suppression of the Asturian miners' revolt in 1934. Appointed COS in 1935, he appealed for a state of emergency to cope with ...
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    To conclude note that 2011 will be the 75th Anniversary of the
    start of the Spanish Civil War, I will put together an Information
    post up soon so you can start organising a 'Political Holiday'.
    I have had my Commune 1871 Holiday, think I will treat myself
    to Madrid next year.
    
    
    Gethin.
    
    
    PS: I know Llafur does good work with journal and conference
    but think possibly the Welsh Left needs a 'Cofwn Goch', consider!
    In meantime check out the below:
    
    

    1. Llafur Welsh People's History Society

       Llafur brings together people from all walks of life with a common interest in Welsh people's history. We organise a wide range of events looking at aspects ...
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    2. 1. Llafur - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

       
       
    3. Llafur (Welsh for Labour), whose full name is Llafur: The Welsh People's History Society was founded in 1970 as Llafur: the Society for the Study of Welsh ...
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    1. South Wales Miners' Library | National Museum Wales

       Established in 1973, the South Wales Miners' Library holds a diverse and comprehensive resource for researching the history and legacy of the South Wales ...
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    2. South Wales Miners' Federation

       All items listed in the further reading are available for consultation in either the South Wales Miners' Library or the Library and Information Centre, ...
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