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News & Info
Want to learn about the Welsh
Mines Society ? _______________________________________
WMS member Neil Dickinson took part in the BBC's 'Mastermind'
with specialist subject 'British Metal Mining History', shown Thursday,
25th May, BBC 2, at 9pm, in which he scored 13 points (22 in total, 4 points
less than the winner)
- could you have done as well ?
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The WMS is a member of the National Association of Mining
History Organisations (NAMHO). To see what they do, click
here
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Click here for details
of the next
NAMHO conference,
held 11th - 13th July 2008.
'Mines, People and Industries of Scotland' Hosted by the Grampian Speleological Group and held at the Lady Victoria
Colliery, part of the Scottish Mining Museum.
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David
Bick's field notes Compiled during research for his publications including
'The
Old Metal Mines of Mid-Wales' NOTE : This is still very much 'under construction' -
updating in progress 2008
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The Welsh Mines Society arose in June 1979 out of an informal
meeting of subscribers to David Bicks' Old Metal Mines of Mid-Wales. Sadly
David died in January of 2006, (Obituaries : by GWHall
& SJSHughes) but his influence on the research and preservation
of Welsh mining history will never be lost.
From the start our ambitions have been modest enough - we never
set out to do anything in particular, and, judging by attendance's (to
our twice yearly field meets), we have succeeded pretty well.
Although we sought to do so little, much in fact has been done.
Several (mining) sites have benefited from our labours, we have hosted
NAMHO, and the Welsh Mines Preservation Trust, born of the WMS in 1991,
has achieved a great deal. In addition, several members have worked
closely with Cadw and the Royal Commission on Historical Buildings in recording
and preservation. And during the last 26 years our interests have
broadened into slate and even coal as well.
