Coal Mining in South Wales (c.1800–1914)

1. Trevithick locomotive hauls load from Penydarren

   Feb 21, 1804Labels: Richard Trevithick, Penydarren Locomotive

   • TfW
   • VisitMerthyr

2. Bute Ship Canal powers Cardiff’s West Bute Dock

   Oct 9, 1839Labels: West Bute, Bute Canal

   • CardiffBayHeritage

3. First section of Taff Vale Railway opens

   Oct 9, 1840Labels: Taff Vale, Cardiff Abercynon

   • TVR

4. Taff Vale Railway reaches Merthyr Tydfil

   Apr 21, 1841Labels: Taff Vale, Merthyr Tydfil

   • TVR

5. Mines Act bans women and girls underground

   Jun 9, 1843Labels: Mines and, child labour

   • MinesAct1842
   • UKLegislation

6. Trial pit begins at Bute Merthyr Colliery

   Jan 1, 1851Labels: Bute Merthyr, Rhondda

   • ButeMerthyr

7. East Bute Dock opens to expand Cardiff capacity

   Jul 1, 1855Labels: East Bute, Cardiff Docks

   • CardiffBayHeritage

8. Penarth Dock officially opened

   Jun 10, 1865Labels: Penarth Dock, Penarth

   • PenarthDock
   • Coflein

9. Coal Mines Regulation Act strengthens safety governance

   Jan 1, 1872Labels: Coal Mines, mine safety

   • UKParliament

10. Barry Docks ceremonially opened

    Jul 18, 1889Labels: Barry Docks, Barry

    • BarryDocks

11. Welsh coal strike and six-month lockout begins

    Apr 1, 1898Labels: Welsh coal, Monmouthshire dispute

    • 1898Strike

12. South Wales Miners’ Federation founded

    Oct 24, 1898Labels: South Wales, the Fed

    • SWMF
    • NMRS

13. Tonypandy riots erupt during Cambrian Combine strike

    Nov 8, 1910Labels: Tonypandy riots, Cambrian Combine

    • Tonypandy
    • CambrianStrike

14. Cambrian Combine strike ends after prolonged defeat

    Aug 1, 1911Labels: Cambrian Combine, South Wales

    • CambrianStrike

15. Senghenydd disaster kills 439 at Universal Colliery

    Oct 14, 1913Labels: Senghenydd disaster, Universal Colliery

    • BBC
    • Senghenydd