Hello Everyone
What a wonderful welcome, Thank you very much and already plenty of people know about Timbermen Underground, I have written to the University of Wales, Swansea, to the Manuscropt Records & Photographs Library and Information Centre, also the Audiotapes,Videotapes& Banners at the South Wales MinersLibrary. that would be something to come up with wouldn't it.
Also thank you for adding Neath Fair-Timbermen Under Ground.
About Myself!!!!! I started work Jan !940 aged 14yrs 1month, working through to Jan 1950 when the Essential Works Order was removed.
My GG Grandfather was Silvanus Jones, I found him on the 1841 census, he was an Iron Miner in Brynmawr, G Grandfather John was killed in an explosion of gunpowder underground aged 34 yrs when my Grampa was 1 yr old, his Uncles Silvanus and Benjamin owned and managed Deep Pit and California Slope adjacent to Round House Farm, Nantyglo, the company was called Silvanus Jones & Co, Nantyglo.
After GGG Sivanus they were all Johns until I arrived and I was Christened John Desmond and my Father was very proud of the fact I didn't work underground, only for about 6/8 months with the horse shoeing smith when his mate was off work injured, they had horses underground in both Glyn Castle Pit and Faldydre level.
Once again Thank You All
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