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Coal mining company, of Aberdare House, Cardiff | |||
1929 The largest merger in the Welsh coalfields took place, bring together all of the collieries of [[GKN|Guest, Keen and Nettlefolds]] with those of the [[D. R. Llewellyn and Sons|David R. Llewellyn Group]] except for [[North's Navigation Collieries (1889)|North's Navigation Collieries]] Ltd, tentatively called Associated Welsh Collieries<ref>The Times Nov. 11, 1929</ref> | |||
'''Welsh Associated Collieries''' were absorbed into the [[Powell Duffryn Associated Collieries]] | 1929 [[Cambrian Collieries]] Ltd merged with other coalmining companies to form '''Welsh Associated Collieries''' | ||
1930 28 January: Agreement between shareholders in [[Gueret, Llewellyn and Merrett]] Ltd., [[David Davies and Sons|D. Davies and Sons]] Ltd., [[Bwllfa and Cwmaman Collieries]] Ltd., [[Llewellyn (Nixon)]] Ltd., [[Llewellyn (Plymouth)]] Ltd., [[Llewellyn (Cyfarthfa)]] Ltd., [[Troedyrhiw Coal Co]] Ltd., [[D. R. Llewellyn and Sons]] Ltd., The [[Aberdare Craig Coal Co]] Ltd., The [[Duffryn Rhondda Colliery Co|Duffryn Rhondda (1929)]] Ltd., The [[Cynon Coal Co]]. Ltd., and [[GKN|Guest, Keen and Nettlefolds]] Ltd., to amalgamate their collieries forming '''Welsh Associated Collieries'''<ref>National Archives [http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/nra/onlinelists/GB%200214%20DPD.pdf]</ref>. | |||
1933 Owned the Britannic mine at Gilfach Goch, the Cambrian Navigation, Nos. 1, 3 & 4, at Clydach Vale, the Dowlais-Cardiff mine at Abercynon, the Llwynypia mine at Tonypandy, the Tower mine at Hirwain, the Trane & Llewellyn mine at Gilfach Goch<ref>Durham Mining Museum [http://www.dmm.org.uk/company/w1015.htm]</ref> | |||
1933 Output of 2 million tons/year from [[Abergorki Colliery|Abergorki]], [[Cwm Cynon Colliery|Cwm Cynon]], [[Deep Duffryn Collieries|Deep Duffryn]] and [[Navigation Colliery|Navigation]] mines at Mountain Ash, and the Merthyr Vale Nos. 1 & 2 mines. | |||
1936 '''Welsh Associated Collieries''' were absorbed into the [[Powell Duffryn Associated Collieries]]. | |||
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Coal mining company, of Aberdare House, Cardiff
1929 The largest merger in the Welsh coalfields took place, bring together all of the collieries of Guest, Keen and Nettlefolds with those of the David R. Llewellyn Group except for North's Navigation Collieries Ltd, tentatively called Associated Welsh Collieries[1]
1929 Cambrian Collieries Ltd merged with other coalmining companies to form Welsh Associated Collieries
1930 28 January: Agreement between shareholders in Gueret, Llewellyn and Merrett Ltd., D. Davies and Sons Ltd., Bwllfa and Cwmaman Collieries Ltd., Llewellyn (Nixon) Ltd., Llewellyn (Plymouth) Ltd., Llewellyn (Cyfarthfa) Ltd., Troedyrhiw Coal Co Ltd., D. R. Llewellyn and Sons Ltd., The Aberdare Craig Coal Co Ltd., The Duffryn Rhondda (1929) Ltd., The Cynon Coal Co. Ltd., and Guest, Keen and Nettlefolds Ltd., to amalgamate their collieries forming Welsh Associated Collieries[2].
1933 Owned the Britannic mine at Gilfach Goch, the Cambrian Navigation, Nos. 1, 3 & 4, at Clydach Vale, the Dowlais-Cardiff mine at Abercynon, the Llwynypia mine at Tonypandy, the Tower mine at Hirwain, the Trane & Llewellyn mine at Gilfach Goch[3]
1933 Output of 2 million tons/year from Abergorki, Cwm Cynon, Deep Duffryn and Navigation mines at Mountain Ash, and the Merthyr Vale Nos. 1 & 2 mines.
1936 Welsh Associated Collieries were absorbed into the Powell Duffryn Associated Collieries.