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Tonypandy (/ t ɒ n ə ˈ p æ n d i /, Welsh pronunciation: [tɔnəˈpandi]) is a town, community and electoral ward located in the county borough of Rhondda Cynon Taf, within the historic county boundaries of Glamorgan, Wales, lying in the Rhondda Fawr Valley.
What became known as the Tonypandy riots of 1910 and 1911 (sometimes collectively known as the Rhondda riots) were a series of violent confrontations between the striking coal miners and police that took place at various locations in and around the Rhondda mines of the Cambrian Combine, a cartel of mining companies formed to regulate prices and ...
Nov 3, 2010 · This November sees the 100th anniversary of the Tonypandy Riots. These short-lived but seminal series of events have always held a special place in the memories of most Welshmen, attracting ...
Aug 30, 2022 · Tonypandy proved to be Churchill’s albatross, as much a social and cultural one as it was in any formal political sense, because of all that it represented as a legitimate protest against unyielding overlordship and for what it laid bare of the reality of power relationships.
Nov 7, 2010 · On the nights of 7 and 8 November 1910, striking miners from pits owned by the Cambrian Combine laid waste to Tonypandy town centre, wrecking shops and mine-owners' property. Rhondda folklore has...
Feb 17, 2019 · In Tonypandy, rioting took place over the weekend of 9 November. Miners wrecked shops in the town centre and attacked property belonging to pit owners.
Jul 5, 2013 · “in 1911, home secretary winston churchill sent troops against the striking miners of tonypandy.” This legend has been around a long time; subsequent elaborations include the claim that the troops used machine guns.
