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Rediffusion TV Rentals

Rediffusion TV Rentals. A receipt for rental and input charges of £39.73p for a television set at Rose Heyworth Club. Dated 11th July 1972.

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The Drill Hall – Abertillery

The Original Drill Hall – Abertillery. During the late 1890’s the Drill Hall at Abertillery was in a room on the upper floor of the Castle Inn, Castle Street, Abertillery (as seen left, center of the image). The Castle Inn and the old Drill Hall was opposite where the entrance into Tesco Supermarket is today. It was used by the 3rd …

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Rose Heyworth Colliery Pithead Baths – Story

The Pithead Baths Proposal. In March 1929 a proposal was presented to the workers at the Rose Heyworth Colliery to have a pithead baths built for the benefit of the coal miners. In July 1929 a ballot was held to see if the workmen really wanted a pithead baths to be built in the first place and to put forward …

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ELDORADO…….SOUTH AFRICA

ALBUM……. Eldorado. Label/No……. CBS ASF-2316. Pressed in……. South Africa. SIDE 1 Eldorado Overture. Cant Get It Out Of My Head. Boy Blue. Laredo Tornado. Poor Boy (The Greenwood). SIDE 2 Mister Kingdom. Nobody’s Child. Illusions In G Major. Eldorado. Eldorado Finale. Notes…….

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F. W. Woolworth & Co Ltd

F. W. Woolworth & Co Ltd. A receipt for goods purchased from F. W. Woolworth & Co Ltd, No.39-47 Somerset Street, Abertillery. Dated 4th May 1940. The Abertillery Store. In the 1930’s the F. W. Woolworth Co informed the council of their intention to build a store in Abertillery, the site at Somerset Street was chosen. In April 1931 Messrs …

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Mr W. J. Davies – Stationer and Bookseller

Mr W. J. Davies – Stationer and Bookseller. A receipt for items purchased from W. J. Davies Stationers and Booksellers, No.80 High Street, Blaina. Dated February 1939. Signed by M. Proll of Blaina on 17th March 1939.

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Mr Tom Evans – Jeweller, Church Street, Abertillery

Mr Tom Evans, Jeweller, Church Street, Abertillery. A receipt for items purchased from Mr T. Evans. Dated 11th October 1940. Mr Tom Evans was a jeweller with a shop at Nos.38-39 Church Street and the Arcade, Abertillery. Mr Evans also had shops in Cardiff and Swansea.

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