Dieses Wochenende noch nichts vor? Dann schaut oder hört doch in den Vortrag zu Wohnungsbau für Bergleute im Saarland der 1950er Jahre rein!
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Rare Swansea colliery archive uncovered as new auction house launches in the city
A treasure trove of Swansea’s mining past has surfaced after a newly launched auction house in the city was handed a rare archive dating back more than a century.
Homefront Auctions, based in Swansea, says it has been entrusted with the Lonlas Colliery Company Limited Archive — a remarkable collection of original letters, ledgers and cheques from 1912 to 1925, preserved for generations by descendants of the former colliery owner.
The documents, unseen until now, offer an intimate glimpse into the day‑to‑day running of one of the area’s historic pits at a time when coal powered Wales’ industrial boom.
The archive forms part of the company’s latest sale, which closes on Tuesday 10 February, and is already drawing interest from collectors and local history enthusiasts.
Also going under the hammer is a rare 1908 miners’ lamp made by John Jones of Pontyberem and used by a Blaengwynfi miner — a piece auctioneers say is “hugely significant” to Wales’ mining heritage.
Homefront Auctions, which has only recently opened its doors, says it is proud to be bringing such important local artefacts back into the public eye.
A spokesperson said the items “represent a vital part of Welsh industrial history” and that the business is keen to support interest in the region’s mining communities.
Alongside the historic mining pieces, the sale also includes a haul of nostalgia for sports fans — from Swansea City and Wales rugby programmes to signed Wales and Ospreys shirts and a collection of Neath RFC memorabilia.
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The spirit of Burra, holding court atop the old mine stack.
Burra, South Australia.
Photo and edit by Kev.
© 𝓐𝓵𝓵 𝓡𝓲𝓰𝓱𝓽𝓼 𝓡𝓮𝓼𝓮𝓻𝓿𝓮𝓭 𝓫𝔂 𝟐 𝓟𝓮𝓮𝓹𝓼 𝓪𝓷𝓭 𝓪 𝓒𝓪𝓶𝓮𝓻𝓪.
(𝒟ℴ𝓊𝒷𝓁ℯ 𝓉𝒽ℯ 𝒫ℯℯ𝓅𝓈, 𝒹ℴ𝓊𝒷𝓁ℯ 𝓉𝒽ℯ 𝓅ℯ𝓇𝓈𝓅ℯ𝒸𝓉𝒾𝓋ℯ!)
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A stark reminder of South Australia's mining history at the Burra Mine.
Burra, South Australia.
Photo and edit by Kev.
© 𝓐𝓵𝓵 𝓡𝓲𝓰𝓱𝓽𝓼 𝓡𝓮𝓼𝓮𝓻𝓿𝓮𝓭 𝓫𝔂 𝟐 𝓟𝓮𝓮𝓹𝓼 𝓪𝓷𝓭 𝓪 𝓒𝓪𝓶𝓮𝓻𝓪.
(𝒟ℴ𝓊𝒷𝓁ℯ 𝓉𝒽ℯ 𝒫ℯℯ𝓅𝓈, 𝒹ℴ𝓊𝒷𝓁ℯ 𝓉𝒽ℯ 𝓅ℯ𝓇𝓈𝓅ℯ𝒸𝓉𝒾𝓋ℯ!)
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24 October in Leiden: Guy Geltner will be presenting "(Under)mining Preindustrial Europe: Ecology, Society and Culture, 1180-1550 CE" as part of the seminar series Medieval and Early Modern History.
Called “a must-read for anyone who loves the history of this province” by author Katherine Palmer Gordon, Mining Camp Tales of the Silvery Slocan reveals the long-forgotten history of BC’s “silver-rush”.
Available now at https://shorturl.at/BQRfP
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