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Title: Mountain Ash,Wales
Post by: devon 1923 on Wednesday 04 November 20 08:54 GMT (UK)

Hi
Would anyone have Any information regarding boxer
    George (Punch)Jones as I am doing some
  Research on him anything would be a great help to me.

 Best reguards
   Peter A Richards

Title: Re: Mountain Ash,Wales
Post by: AllanUK on Wednesday 04 November 20 10:34 GMT (UK)

Have you seen this image from the South Wales Daily News?

(Image courtesy of FindMyPast)

Title: Re: Mountain Ash,Wales
Post by: AllanUK on Wednesday 04 November 20 10:39 GMT (UK)

Two more fight reports (courtesy of FindMyPast)

Title: Re: Mountain Ash,Wales
Post by: AllanUK on Wednesday 04 November 20 10:40 GMT (UK)

OOOOOPS - only one attached earlier.

Title: Re: Mountain Ash,Wales
Post by: Andrew Tarr on Wednesday 04 November 20 11:18 GMT (UK)

Vaguely relevant old joke from my father who grew up in Swansea 1905-1920:

Train ticket collector: All tickets please!
Passenger:  My face is my ticket ..
TTC: I've orders to punch all tickets !

In a Welsh accent of course - sorry ... ::)

Title: Re: Mountain Ash,Wales
Post by: osprey on Wednesday 04 November 20 19:34 GMT (UK)

you could use the  free Welsh newspapers site

https://newspapers.library.wales/

https://newspapers.library.wales/view/3492168/3492170/29/