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Rhondda Coal - Domestic and Industrial Uses
The various uses of coal in the home and in industry are explored showing why coal and the coal industry, was so important to the pre- Second World War economy in Tonypandy in the Rhondda valley. Includes miners washing by the fire, use of coal for heating, use of pit ponies and stories from life underground.
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