The News Chronicle National Newspaper Competition. In 1956, at the height of their success, the Abertillery Liberal Club team (as seen below left) entered a national team competition sponsored by the News Chronicle national newspaper. The prize was the Championship Table from Thurstons Hall, Leicester Square, London. The Abertillery Liberal Club Team. Out of 1,109 team entries, the Abertillery team …

The Abertillery Central Club in the Abergavenny and District Snooker League. During the 1950’s and 1960’s, the Abertillery Liberal Club, the Central Club as it was known, featured in the Rhymney Valley and Sirhowy Valley Snooker Leagues. They had been, and still were, very successful winning many competitions and had built a strong reputation. There is currently no record of …

The Last Decade. Throughout the 1990’s the Liberal Snooker club, though still successful in the Abergavenny Snooker League, went into decline. Many older members had passed away and the club reached out to the younger generation which only had a minimal effect. Sadly, the Liberal Club’s successful past could never be regained and with the loss of many members, lack …

A Side……. Livin’ Thing B Side……. Fire On High Label/No……. United Artists SPL-10129 Pressed in ……. Yugoslavia Notes……. The photograph on the sleeve is printed backwards and is the same image as used on the Spanish, Belgian and Portuguese Livin’ Thing sleeves.

A Side……. Livin’ Thing B Side……. Fire On High Label/No……. United Artists SPL-10129 Pressed in ……. Yugoslavia Notes……. Different labels text layout. The photograph on the sleeve is printed backwards and is the same image as used on the Spanish, Belgian and Portuguese Livin’ Thing sleeves.

Abertillery Rugby Football Club. There is a consensus that the Abertillery Rugby Football Club was formed in 1883. I have thoroughly searched all newspaper reports from that time but can’t find any information or details of their set-up. The earliest mention of the team in official reports that are available is in 1884 when the Abertillery Rugby Football Club played …

Abertillery v Australia Rugby Football Club – December 1908. The Visit by the Wallabies. During the 1907-08 season, the Abertillery Rugby Football Team won the Monmouthshire League with a record of – Played 37 games and won 31, losing six. They amassed a total of 436 points for with only 104 points against. On June 24th, 1908, at a meeting at …

The Australian “Wallabies” Rugby Football Tour of the British Isles – The team that played Abertillery in 1908. The Abertillery Team held the Wallabies to a 3-3* draw and set two records at the time. The first team to hold the Aussies to a draw and that it was the first time the Wallabies failed to cross an opponents line. …

The First Reading Rooms at Abertillery in 1856. Long before Mr Thomas Wilde Powell came to the valley, education was at the forefront of the long-term planning for the town’s workforce by the industrialists. One of these who pushed for education was Sir Thomas Phillips, he fought for the Welsh language and worked closely with Messrs T. P. & D. …