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Welcome to Archives Wales. Our online catalogue allows you with a single search to obtain information about more than 7,000 collections of historical records in the holdings of 21 archives in Wales. These archives are open to the public and you can use this site to plan your visit and find out more. Archives Wales forms part of the UK's National Archives Network.
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17 May, 1965
Thirty-one miners were killed in a gas explosion at the Cambrian Colliery, Clydach Vale, in the Rhondda. This was the last major underground mining disaster in South Wales.
