A make shift sign “Buy Hafod Coal” written on the front of the coal truck which serviced the Rhos, Johnstown and Wrexham areas during the 1930s.
Source: Original photograph NWNMedia; Local Bygones; Digitally repaired as seen by Wrexham History.
Arthur Henry Leslie Soames was born on the 20th May 1887 in Wrexham1. He was the son of Frederick William Soames and Julia Mary Soames. At the time of the 1891 census the family was [more]
Wrexham History Source: Memories of the Bulls Head, Rhos Narrated by Bill Portmadoc-Jones. Total Page Visits: 1720 – Today Page Visits: 3
The extensive occupations in coal mining is detailed below as used by the National Coal Board in 1952. COALFACE F.1 Collier Getting and filling coal on to conveyor or into trams; getting and filling coal, [more]
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