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Relatives held a news conference with Shreveport police Thursday afternoon to plead for information that could be helpful in solving the case.
"I just want to say, whoever did this, you couldn't have known my mother and my grandmother because they would have never harmed anyone, they never have harmed anyone," said 19-year-old Stephen Ford Jr. "It just wasn't right, just like my dad just said, anyone who has any information, please just please contact the police. I just want to know why, I want to know why."
Officers were called to the home in the 4900 block of Gloria drive around 9:45 p.m. on July 18, after a relative found the victims dead in the home. The Caddo Parish coroner says the victims had been stabbed to death.
The victims were identified as Brian Wilson, 51, Carisa Ellison, 41, and her mother Irene Ellison, 78. Carisa and Irene Ellison's two kids and grandchildren were present at the news conference along with the children's father, stepmother, and stepsister.
"Their mother and grandmother were the closest people in their lives," said Stephen Ford, referring to his two children, "If you have any information that will bring you closure to this, no they can't have their grandmother and their mother anymore, but we can have justice with the help of the public, please call the police," Ford urged.
"If anyone has any information, we need closure for our family and for these babies," said the two teens' stepmother Labrendia Ford, "We are hurting right now, we all are. Having justice, that's the only thing, that's going to try to at least help us get through this," said Ford.Investigators hope by soliciting information from the public they can develop leads in the case to determine exactly what happened.
Anyone with information is asked to call Shreveport-Caddo Crimestoppers at 318-673-7373.
Visitation for Carisa and Irene Ellison will be Friday, July 26 at 6:30 p.m. at Winnfield Funeral home on Hollywood avenue in Shreveport.
Funeral services will be Saturday, July 27 at 11 a.m. at Praise Temple Full Gospel church on Greenwood road. Burial will follow at Lincoln Memorial Park cemetery.
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Once again, all else is clearly not always equal. If all you've got is a 300mm lens and you want to shoot the full disc of the moon, yes, of course, you're going to get better results from that lens with a 7D than a 5DIII. But the guy next to you with a 5DIII and a 1200mm f/5.6 is going to get an image of the moon that puts yours with your 7D to shame.
300 mm vs. 1200 mm... so now we're talking about lenses, not sensors anymore?
But I agree with you, when comparing FF vs crop it's not only about resolution. It's also about dynamic range, noise, cost, weight etc.

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Served in a half-pint glass at the Central in St Andrews. Reviewed December 2010.
A: Creamy head, ruby brown; translucent at all the edges with a dark centre.
S: Neutral. Creamy-sour, as most cask ales tend to be.
T: Roasted meaty flavours with coffee bitterness, but light and, at times, almost fruity. A great stout!
M: A bit too smooth for my tastes.
D: Recommended. Light (sourish) fruit fights roasted bitterness in a lovely manner. Even though it wasn't mindblowing, I will be returning to this stout.
02-28-2011 00:33:05 | More by AgentMunky
4/5 rDev +7.2%
Had on cask at The Bow Bar in Edinburgh.
A: Appears black...dark ruby colored towards the bottom of the glass. Less than a finger of off white head...little to no lacing.
S: Roasted barley, chocolate, toffee. No hop smell present. Nice and simple.
T: The chocolate is very present in the taste...dark and bitter. Roasted, coffee very slight, but noticable.
M: For a cask ale, kind of thick. This would be medium bodied for most ales on tap or in bottle.
D: Pretty good. Sits kind of heavy for a small ABV ale, but I could have 2 or 3 of these in a session. Goes down well.
02-23-2011 20:31:53 | More by titosupertramp
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4.2/5 rDev +12.6%
I sampled this on cask in the King's Highway in Inverness.
The beer poured a very dark colour with a dark cream coloured head that displayed excellent retention and lacing for the duration of the pint.
The nose was as expected for a dark stout, roasted malts, coffee, burnt toffee and and a hint of chocolate.
These flowed through to the taste very well, but it did not leave a sickly aftertaste as I was expecting, something slightly bitter was put in to balance this beer, thoroughly fantastic.
The beer was very heavy bodied, nice for a stout, but I had to move on after one as I felt a bit too full. Not a session ale, but one of the nicest beers I have tried in 2008. Treat it like Christmas pudding, nice treat but don't try and have too much.
12-31-2008 20:56:15 | More by kmacphail
3.9/5 rDev +4.6%
I had a pint of this right in the Fox and Hounds pub attached to the Houston Brewing company in Houston, Scotland, a half-hour outside Glasgow.
The beer pours out a very nice dark brown to black with a creamy colored head.
Taste resembles more of a chocolate stout, with a wonderful sweet chocolate flavor backed by coffee and some toffee notes.
The mouthfeel is thick and gritty, which unfortunately makes this wonderful tasting beer a difficult drink to down. One pint will leave you quite satisfied if not completely full.
Still, I completely recommend trying this when available.
12-20-2005 14:55:14 | More by MrDark
2.7/5 rDev -27.6%
Sampled at the CAMRA Paisley Beer Festival, April 16.
Pours a black with a very faint rusty orange hue with a nice frothy tan head which leaves some very nice lacing. Strong toffee and some coffee notes in the nose along with some roasted malt. An almost sickly sweet butterscotch taste with some roasted bitterness but mostly just a nougat/toffee mess, almost like a candy bar. Not too fond of this one. Smooth mouthfeel which is nice but too sweet of a stout for my liking.
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Gulf-Front Beach House, 5BR/5BA, Gulf Shores, AL in Gulf Shores
- bedrooms 5
- baths 5
- sleeps 15
- pool no
- hot tub no
- pets allowed yes
- type House
- community West Beach
rates (USD)
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$ 2,658 - $ 5,328 / week
$ 3,870 - $ 5,225 / month
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Escape to the sugar white sands of Gulf Shores, ALABAMA!!! Don't
walk to the beach, stay on it and enjoy the sound of the surf and
the spectacular view of the ocean from the private decks on the main
level or upper level. Away from the hustle & bustle of high-rises,
located in a quiet area on the beach. Great for family activities.
Pets are allowed only with prior authorization, No Smoking.
This house has three master suites with Gulf-front sun decks plus two other bedrooms, 5 bathrooms, 9' ceilings, ceramic tile flooring, berber carpet, ceiling fans, den area/playroom upstairs for the kids, crown molding in every room, 4x4 tile counter tops in the kitchen, cultured counter tops in the bathrooms, and much more.
This fully-equipped, NON-Smoking house has all of the conveniences of home. It is conveniently located approximately 3 miles from downtown Gulf Shores just across the bridge to Little Lagoon on highly desirable West Beach. The house is located on the absolute best beach area on West Beach. Gulf Shores small town atmosphere makes your visit to the beach comfortable and easy. Spend
the afternoon browsing boutiques, gift shops and galleries, or hunt for name-brand bargains at local outlet stores. The Riviera Center, one of the South's largest factory outlet malls is only a few miles away in Foley, Alabama.
Gulf Shores is Alabama's best-kept secret and brightest jewel. The beaches are magnificent, sparkling white sand and there is never a shortage of fun, sun and surf on the beautiful Gulf of Mexico.
The easy, breezy, carefree atmosphere and subtropical climate makes it a year round destination for your family vacation or a romantic get away.
Since we are on the Gulf of Mexico we are blessed with an abundance of fresh seafood. Last night's or this morning catch will be your dinner. Treat your palate to the unlimited array of exquisite, mouth-watering seafood dishes at anyone of the many fine restaurants on the island. If you are hungry for something other than seafood you can tickle your taste buds with Cajun Creole, Barbeque, Italian, Oriental and good old down home cooking. You can feel assured that you will find the perfect ambiance and food to suit your fancy.
Listen to the sound of the surf as you go to sleep. Unwind and release the tension as you hear the waves roll over the sand inviting you to dream about the coastal paradise and magical beauty of Gulf Shores.
Tee it up at one of the 10 challenging golf courses with-in a 30-minute drive from where you are staying.
The island offers you a diverse array of quaint gift shops, boutiques and souvenir shops. Or you can travel a few minutes up highway 59 to the City of Foley where you will find 130 name brand factory stores like West Point Stevens, The Gap, Polo, Nike, Liz Claiborne and you will find them all-at the Riveria Centre Factory Outlet Mall-Plan to spend the day and shop-till-you-drop.
You and the family can visit Fort Morgan, Bon Secour Wildlife Refuge, Gulf State Park and many other natural assets that make this area unique.
The area provides a lot of attractions like parasailing, jet-ski rental, water slides and go carts at Waterville, or bungee jumping at the Track.
The Alabama Gulf Coast also offers you the best deep-sea fishing you will find any-where. There are many charter boats to choose from.
So go ahead and feel the sand between your toes. Sunbathe, shop, go deep-sea fishing, play a round of golf, have an exquisite dinner then watch the most beautiful sunsets you will ever see and take home all of the wonderful memories of the Alabama Gulf Coast.
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Dual Air Conditioning Units, Cable TV, 7-TV's, VCR, DVD's, Separate Kid's room. Full Kitchen to include: Microwave, Dishwasher, Refrigerator, Ice Maker, Garbage Disposal, Oven/Range, Cooking utensils provided, Linens provided, Washer, Dryer, 2-Jetted Tubs, Covered Parking For 4 Vehicles, Charcoal Grill (BBQ)
activities and attractions in Gulf Shores Alabama
Hiking, Biking, Golf, Tennis, Fitness Center, Gym, Miniature golf,
Amusement Parks, Fishing, Wildlife Viewing, Shopping, Restaurants,
Museums, Sightseeing, Swimming, Snorkeling/Diving, Boating, Sailing,
Waterskiing, Surfing, Parasailing, Jet Skiing, Shelling
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Spring (3/1-5/15) $605/night $3630/week
Late Spring (5/16-5/21) $807/night $4842/week
Beginning Summer (5/22-6/21) $807/night $4842/week
Peak Summer (6/22-7/26) $888/night $5328/week
Late Summer (7/27-8/2) $807/night $4842/week
Ending Summer (8/3-8/9) $645/night $3870/week
Early Fall (8/10-9/2) $605/night $3630/week
Fall (9/3-10/31) $525/night $3150/week $5225/month
Winter (11/1-2/28) $443/night $2658/week $3870/month
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A large, two-alarm fire destroyed a building that used to house an antique store in Henry County on Wednesday night.
The fire was reported at about 6:20 p.m. at 414 North Market St.
The three-story building was once the home of 414 Furniture and Antique Mall, which closed three years ago.
Several neighboring communities sent fire crews to assist at the scene. Crews were able to contain the fire to one building.
"I was a block down the road and I felt the heat, and I had to step back," said Amanda Carter of the Pot of Gold Pawn Shop across the street. "It just seems like the whole community gathered to watch the building burn. The direction of the wind last night, it actually carried it behind it. If it had been the other direction, I don't think our pawn shop would be standing here because it was a mighty blaze."
There's no electricity running inside, leaving fire officials still trying to figure out what could've started the fire.
"We know there have been frequent visitors, kids and vagrants," said Chief Michael Williams of the Paris Fire Department. "We're not sure what started it. It's still under investigation at this time."
"As quick as it happened, I don't think if anyone had been in there they would've had the chance to get out," Carter added.
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Close up of unique cylinder (hex shaped) with lower barrel for recoil reduction.
Anybody have any experience with these Italian revolvers?
I've been looking at them for almost a year but have not held one since they are not popular yet being a new revolver. Been considering the 4" version... my gun stores can order one, but have none for viewing.
Any advice or experience is appreciated.
Close up of unique cylinder (hex shaped) with lower barrel for recoil reduction.
My LGS had a couple in stock a while back. I played with one a bit, but I have not yet had the opportunity to fire one.
I think they are too weird for my taste. The action is quite different from a "Normal" revolver. The hammer isn't a hammer, more a cocking lever. The trigger seemed decent. It struck me as a bit of a Rube Goldberg designed action. What problem was this the solution to? The low bore is a decent concept. but I fail to understand the need to reinvent the concept of what double action should be. IMHO, revolvers should be simple. Chaippa has taken a simple idea and made it unnecessarily complex. Mitigating recoil is a lovely thing. Maybe they should have stopped there.
Having 5 other revolvers of a "normal" design, I'm not really sure if I could adapt well to them.
Before you spend a bunch of money, you need to handle one at the very least. Shooting one would be better.
Agreed... just haven't had an opportunity. The concept of the lower barrel is an older Italian design that never came to fruition. Heard about the hammer/cocking device and know the reviews on it are mixed.
My attraction to this revolver is its look... which is debatable... some see it as a thing of beauty & others see it as the "ugly revolver". Reduced recoil in a .357 is also appealing for a target gun where quick follow-up shots are used.
ARMSLIST - For Sale: chiappa rhino 200d. I love shooting my 2in. .38 is like shooting co2 and .357 is little to no kick depending on the grain.
Still haven't had the opportunity to handle/fire one but have to admit it's probably one of the ugliest revolvers I've ever seen. And must agree; most revolver actions are fairly straight forward; why complicate things?
Internal hammer... where a normal hammer would be is a cocker to put it in SA. It's actually based on a much older revolver design from Italy... so it's not a new concept. Semi-auto's were frowned upon at one time too (too many moving parts).
Not saying the Chiappa is gonna revolutionize revolvers... but I remember similar things being said about the Glock over 20 yrs ago. Plastic gun? It's ugly... Look at that trigger.
Still hoping to get one this Fall... once I get to check one out in person of course. If I don't like it, I'll most likely get a GP 100 or a Raging Judge.
I have held and dry fired one, it felt great. I am shopping for a revolver that doesn't recoil too much as I have arthritis. I would love to test fire a rhino, does anyone know of a place that rents them?
My shop got one in 2 weeks ago.. dry fired trigger felt great, very crisp break with little to no take-up (slack). Sights looked awesome and with a blacked out rear notch... the fiber optic front was easy to aquire quickly. The fit & finish was also outstanding with no machine marks or other apparent "short cuts". All in all, a very impressive looking firearm.
Only thing seperating me from purchasing the Rhino 40DS was $1,200... for now.
Already exceeded my firearm budget for the year with my Sig P226 Tac Ops & CZ 75BD Police... plus replenishing the ammo stock. This is at the top of my list for next year though.
The best of this weapon is the barrel on the bottom..... It is too bad the other revolver makers did not accept the concept....
With the barrel on the bottom the weapon does not "fly" up on recoil.... It recoils straight back through your arm..... In the attached UTube you can see the difference in recoil with a Colt and Rhino firing 357 magnums...(Test firing starts at 11:30)
Chiappa Rhino 40DS "White Rhino" .357 Magnum Revolver Review - YouTube
Iim waiting to build up a $1000.00 to get me the 6" model..........
I'm also interested in getting one of these revolvers, being an old wheelgun fan from way back when.
I think I'm going to wait a bit, as a few of the earlier models showed some minor glitches, and I dislike being a beta-tester for any company. Plus, as mentioned above, I gotta save my pennies for a while.
"Placement is power" -- seen in an article by Stephen A. Camp
(RIP, Mr. Camp; you will be remembered, and missed)
Handled one at a gun show. It's not as cumbersome as it looks. A word of caution. Quality control might be an issue. My LGS won't handle them specifically for that reason.
Shot the 4" version. Felt good. Grip fit my hand nicely. $880 out the door; tax included. BUT.....I did not take the deal. The wife also tried shooting it while at the range. She could dry fire it. But just lacked the strength to pull the trigger when fully loaded. Can't explain it beyond her lack of hand strength. Main point of having a revolver is to also serve as a nightstand gun when I'm not home. Not much good if she can't pull the trigger. BAck in the hunt now for a S&W. And yes, we priced a trigger job on the Rhino. $40-120 depending on what we had done to it. Just cannot envision spending more on this gun than I did on my 1911.
That's a great price if the Rhino 40DS is NIB. How is dry fire trigger lbs any different than when it's loaded?
I'm one guy who likes the look and feel of the gun. I think it's an interesting concept. I may never own one though. I can't justify the $1000 price my local shop wants, and, I did buy one of Chiappa's .22lr Beretta copies, the M9-22. It was a jam-o-matic. I was very unimpressed with it and it left a bad taste in my mouth for anything made by this company.
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Nice car, you have to be a Mini fan to buy one. I would go for the VW Tiguan.
I just don't like the interiors of mini's.
I HATE the central speedo idea. So hard to win arguments with the little lady when she can see what speed im doing.
well be a man and tell her to shut the hell up
No real man would buy a Mini
People like you really annoy me. Go all over the world and see how many men buy Mini's. Stick to your Australian made commodore, camry and falcon.
Oh by the way, I own a Countryman and I'm more man then you would ever be.
Ha, people like you make me laugh. Go take a JCW out for a spin for an hour, come back here, and re-post your thoughts.
when did the countryman come with a rear "bench" seat?
you can get either the rear 3-seater ebnch seat or the two individual seats. your choice. same price.
Any problem happen to the countryman S so far? pls advice…
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Team captains to be decided today
BIRMINGHAM, England - The athletes who will be the team captains for the Jamaican track and field contingent at the London Olympics will be decided at a meeting of the team later today at their University of Birmingham base.
In a meeting between members of the Jamaican media and team management at Lucas House, across the road from the team accommodations, team manager Ludlow Watts said the team captains would be decided and the recommendations forwarded to the Jamaica Olympic Association (JOA), under whose auspices the camp is being held.
According to Watts, the JAAA treasurer and men's team manager here, the persons chosen will have team respect, have leadership skills, and be able to communicate with management and whomever else they will need to.
Given that there are four sports being contested by Jamaica at the Olympics, the flag bearer would not be known until the JOA officials meet, Watts said, but hinted that given the high profiles of the track and field team here and the overwhelming percentage of track athletes in the 50-member contingent, it seemed more likely the flag bearer could be a track athlete.


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Nikon CoolPix P7100 Review
Review based on a production CoolPix P7100 running firmware V1.0
When Nikon released the CoolPix P7000 in 2010, several commentators, including ourselves, remarked on its uncanny resemblance to the Canon Powershot G-series. Clearly intended to compete with Canon's G-series in the high-end compact camera market, the raw-enabled P7000 offered very similar ergonomics, as well as near-identical top-level specifications to the Powershot G12. Sadly, although it was capable of producing excellent image quality, the P7000 was plagued with poor operational speed and frustratingly glitchy on-screen menus. The overall impression was of a camera which was almost, but not quite finished for public release. It was a camera that we wanted to love, but just couldn't.
The P7100 isn't hugely different to the P7000 in terms of specification - it utilizes the same 10MP CCD as its predecessor (and is thus limited to the same 720p video specification) and the same lens. The LCD screen might be articulated, but it is the same excellent 3in, 921k-dot display as before. The P7100's form factor is almost exactly the same as the P7000, and is partly defined by the same optical viewfinder.
Meaningful changes have been made though to both its ergonomics and operational speed compared to the P7000. The most obvious physical additions are a command dial on the front of the camera, and of course that flip-out LCD screen on the rear. Operationally, Nikon claims to have greatly increased the P7100's responsiveness compared to the P7000, in everything from image processing time to menu activation/dismissal - areas in which the P7000 badly lagged behind its competitors.
Not all of the cameras in its class are quite so large though. In fact, the P7100, like its predecessor and like the Canon Powershot G12, are remarkable amongst their peers for their bulk. Direct competitors like Panasonic's Lumix DMC-LX5, and Samsung's TL500 / EX1 (which shares the same 10MP CCD sensor), are relatively small cameras but the P7100, by comparison, is something of a beast, thanks mostly to its height.
Certainly not small enough to fit in a shirt or trouser pocket, the P7100 isn't much smaller than some interchangeable lens mirrorless cameras. What the P7100 has which these cameras do not though is a versatile built-in lens, covering a range of 28-200mm (equivalent).
Compared to CoolPix P7000 - key differencesThe differences between the P7100 and its predecessor are relatively few, and quite subtle. Here's a list:
- Rear LCD now articulated (fold out design)
- New front control dial
- AE lock in movie mode
- New effects modes (including cross-process, optical zoom burst effect and mono filters)
- Claimed increase in AF response and accuracy
- Decreased raw (.NRW) write times
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- Claimed improvements to noise-reduction using Expeed C2 'ultraimaging' processing
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• 10.1 million effective pixels
• Primary color filter array
|• 1/1.7" Type CCD
• 10.1 million effective pixels
• Primary color filter array
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|Video mode
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320 x 240 @ 30fps
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640 x 480 @ 30fps
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640 x 480 @ 30fps
320 x 240 @ 30fps
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|Weight (including battery and card)
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Discover the small and delightfully quiet little island of Huahine where you will discover Maeva, one of the most important archaeological sites in Polynesia.
Traveling from the pier you will first visit a small "Vanilliere" where you will learn about the drying process of this famous and widely used fragrance. If you like, you may wish to purchase some as a souvenir. Next, you will visit Maeva, a well-preserved archaeological site known as a Polynesian marae.
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Remember the good old days of roller skating. You'd lace up your skates, glide around the rink to some of your favorite songs, and every once in a while take a spill. For the most part it was a non contact event, unless you crashed into a person nearby on accident.
Well today things are a little different. In fact for one group, crashing into others is a good thing. They're called the River Region Rollergirls. It's a local roller derby team made up of all women. "It's for girls of all ages," said team captain Lyra Stephens. "A lot of the girls don't event know how to skate when they start with us."
So how did these stay at home moms and working ladies get into roller derby? "I've always been sort of a tomboy, with a competitive mindset," said skater Jody Popham. "Even when I'm with my husband, whether we are playing hacky sack or soccer, I gotta win." "Some of us are really girly, but not me," Stephens said. "You don't have to be a tomboy but it kind of turns you into one."
As rough as they are on skates, these ladies have some kind hearts too. These roller derby teams are non profit groups, and each one supports a different charity. "I have a son who has autism, he's six years old," Stephens said. So this group is skating for a charity called Askate out of Birmingham. It puts on skateboard clinics for kids with autism.
They just had a recent bout to raise money their charity. Even if you missed it you can help too. Check out their Facebook page for more information. http://www.facebook.com/pages/River-Region-Rollergirls/271778579547482
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The net proceeds from the sale of about $180 million will be used to help fund a $350 million stock repurchase program approved by the Crocs board of directors, according to a press release.
Multiple media outlets reported in November that Niwot-based Crocs was rumored to be mulling various strategic options that included a stock buyback.
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McCarvel has led Crocs since 2010. His resignation becomes effective when a replacement is named or April 30, whichever comes first, according to documents filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The filings noted that McCarvel is due a $1.1 million separation payment once his resignation is effective, and another payment of $1 million on the one-year anniversary of his resignation date. He will remain with the company at his regular salary in a consulting capacity through April 30 if his successor is named sooner.
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Ringer was carted off the field in the fourth quarter against the Minnesota Vikings on Sunday with a left knee injury.||||||| Ringer was injured with just over three minutes to play after catching a pass near the sideline and heading up the field. Vikings cornerback Josh Robinson wrestled him to the turf, twisting the running back down awkwardly. Ringer's knee appeared to buckle as he went down, and he immediately grabbed it in pain as teammates gathered around him. There was no immediate word on the severity of his injury.
Ringer is wearing a device designed to draw infection from his left elbow and will keep it on to make sure he fully heals.||||||| Ringer was hospitalized on Sept. 8 after the arm swelled. He has no idea how the infection started, though doctors said a scratch likely became infected. The backup running back got out of the hospital Wednesday and discussed his medical scare Friday in the locker room.
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2:10pm Monday 19th November 2012 in Winchester
DRIVERS are being reminded that the northbound A34 north of Winchester will be closed overnight tonight for bridge maintenance.
The northbound carriageway will shut between the A33 (Kings Worthy) and the A303 (Bullington Cross) overnight between 10pm and 6am as bridge joint replacement work continues on the Bowden Hill bridge.
The Highways Agency said the closure will allow the Bowden Hill bridge to be raised onto temporary supports.
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MICHAEL Lumb helped inflict an eight-wicket thrashing of his former Yorkshire teammates in their Champions League T20 opener against Sydney Sixers.
Lumb hit an unbeaten 43 from only 24 balls as Sydney romped to victory with 67 balls to spare of the Group B game at Newlands, Cape Town.
Mitchell Starc, another former Yorkshire player and the leading wicket taker in last season's FLt20 competition – despite being unavailable for Finals Day - took 3-22 as the Tykes were restricted to 96-9, having qualified last week.
Shane Watson took 2-27 before opening the Sydney batting with former Hampshire teammate Lumb, who put on 78 in seven overs with Brad Haddin (41 from 21 balls) as the Sixers reached their target in just 8.5 overs.
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The FA Cup match between Tottenham Hotspur and Bolton Wanderers has been abandoned after Bolton's Fabrice Muamba collapsed to the pitch just before halftime. Initially the match was just suspended as the medical staff tended to the player and then the teams waited for word on his condition, but referee Howard Webb eventually made the obvious decision decision to abandon the contest.
It was clear immediately the Muamba was not suffering from a regular injury. The medical staff was not treating him as they would a normal injury and if that didn't give it away, the players sure did. Players had their hands over their faces and looked to be in shock as Muamba was treated on the pitch. Their minds were clearly not on football and with both teams more preoccupied with getting notice on Muamba's condition, the only sensible decision was to abandon the match.
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West Virginia's football staff made a big splash today when junior college teammates Mario Alford and Brandon Golson (Milledgeville, Ga. / Georgia Military College) flipped their commitments from Arizona to WVU and signed with the Mountaineers.
The pair visited the Morgantown campus the weekend of January 25th and they were recruited by new WVU safeties coach Tony Gibson, who came from Arizona.
Alford brings a much-needed dose of speed to the WVU offense and should compete immediately for one of the starting slot receiver positions.
As a junior in high school (Greenville HS), he won the Georgia state championship in the 100 meters with a time of 10.77 seconds.
Rivals.com lists the 5'9" 175-pound athlete with additional offers from Cincinnati, Kansas, Ole Miss and Texas Tech.
Meanwhile, Golson originally signed with South Carolina in the 2010 class before grade issues forced him to take the JUCO route.
He is listed as a 6'3" 220-pound outside linebacker and a three-star prospect who also claims an offer from the Gamecocks in addition to WVU and Arizona.
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Awst 2014
"Our Cats" by Harrison Weir [1889]
We recently participated in #MuseumCats Day on Twitter and this involved a quick search through our holdings for some interesting pictures of cats to Tweet and what a gem we have found! Please enjoy this selection of wonderful and [in some cases] bizarre illustrations of cats from the book "Our Cats and all about them" written and illustrated by Harrison Weir in 1889.
My personal favourites are the surreal disembodied heads [see above], "Sylvie" [she of the magnificent moustaches] and the Russian cat who [in my opinion] has a most unsettling human expression.
Weir was a very interesting character; he was born in 1824 on May 5th [d.1906], and is known as "The Father of the Cat Fancy". He organizied the first ever cat show in England, at The Crystal Palace, London in July 1871 where he and his brother served as judges. In 1887 he founded the National Cat Club and was its first President and Show Manager until his resignation in 1890. Our Cats was the first published pedigree cat book.
Weir was employed, for many years, as a draughtsman and engraver for the Illustrated London News as well as many other publications and in his lifetime he both wrote and illustrated other books such as The Poetry of Nature (1867), Every Day in the Country (1883) and Animal Studies, Old and New (1885). In 1845 he exhibited his first painting at the British Institution and during his career he was an occasional exhibitor at the Royal Academy.
He was a keen animal fancier, an experienced breeder of cats, carrier pigeons, and poultry and for thirty years often acted as a judge at the principal pigeon and poultry shows. In 1903 he wrote and illustrated the exhaustive book Our Poultry and All About Them.
More information on Harrison Weir via the following links:
This book was bequeathed to the Library back in May 1916 along with around 500 other books by the Welsh artist, champion of Wales' cultural heritage and one of the founding fathers of Amgueddfa Cymru – National Museum Wales, Thomas Henry Thomas.
Along with the books, Thomas also bequeathed his entire catalogue of prints, drawings and watercolours to the Museum.
More information on Thomas Henry Thomas here:
The illustration above appeares in the Chapter "Performing cats". Other chapters include, "Cats as tormentors", "Dead cats", "Fishing cats" and "Lovers of cats" [would you believe... Cardinal Richelieu?].
This book is available to view electronically via the following Project Gutenberg link:
Biographical information on Harrison Weir taken from Wikipedia.
All photographs in this post taken by the author.
Fifty years of a golden reign: a souvenir of the Queen's Jubilee [1887]
Well now, here's a pretty thing…
A souvenir booklet celebrating the fifty year reign of Queen Victoria. It was published in 1887 by Eyre & Spottiswoode, who were the official printers to Her Majesty at that time.
Our volunteer [Alison] has been working her way through old pamphlet boxes and all manner of forgotten things and very kindly passes to me items that are interesting, unusual or just lovely to see, and this one falls into that last category.
It measures 11 x 13.5 cm, has 16 pages and, our accessions register states that it was donated to us in May 1935 by a Mr Charles Barnwell Esq.
The book also contains a poem written by Lord Tennyson especially for the occasion. Tennyson had been Poet Laureate since 1850 [after William Wordsworth's death] and held the position until his own death in 1892.
Interestingly, Eyre & Spottiswoode [established in 1845], went on to merge with Methuen Publishing in the 1970s.
All photographs in this post taken by the author.
Gorffennaf 2014
Golwg ar y Casgliadau Diwydiant
Croesawyd amrywiaeth o gaffaeliadau newydd i'r casgliadau Diwydiant a Thrafnidiaeth ym mis Gorffennaf eleni eto. Ymhlith yr eitemau newydd mae -
Offer mesur danheddog a ddefnyddiwyd yn chwarel Dinorwig i farcio/mesur llechi to cyn eu torri. Safonwyd enwau a maint llechi to ym 1738 pan ddyfeisiodd y Cadfridog Hugh Warburton (cydberchennog Ystâd y Penrhyn ar y pryd) system enwi llechi o wahanol faint. Gan eu mesur mewn modfeddi, rhoddwyd enwau 'menywod bonheddig' i'r llechi fel Empresses, Duchesses Mawr, Viscountesses, a Ladis Llydan. Buan y daeth y rhain yn dermau safonol y diwydiant, er bod y meintiau yn amrywio o dro i dro ac o ardal i ardal. Mae cyfanswm o ddau ddeg tri 'dant' ar y ffon fesur sy'n 26 modfedd o hyd. Ar y pen mae tri 'dant' ddwy fodfedd ar wahân (yn y pen agosaf at yr hoelen) tra bod y dau ddeg saith 'dant' arall un fodfedd ar wahân.
Ffon fesur hir allai gael ei defnyddio i farcio a mesur llechi mawr maint 'Queens'. Y llechen leiaf allai gael ei marcio gan y ffon hon yw'r 'Narrow Ladies' (16 modfedd o hyd neu fyw).
Ar y fforch dostio hon mae llun o löwr ac arysgrif 'BIG PIT BLAENAVON'. Byddai'r fforch yn cael ei gwerthu yn siop Amgueddfa Big Pit yn niwedd y 1980au/dechrau'r 1990au. Bellach mae Big Pit yn un o wyth amgueddfa genedlaethol Amgueddfa Cymru.
Potel wag o chwisgi un brag 'Madeira' Penderyn yn ei bapur gwreiddiol. Lansiwyd y cwmni yn 2000 fel y Welsh Whisky Company, cyn newid yr enw'n ddiweddarach i Penderyn Distillery gan fod y cwmni wedi'i leoli ym mhentref Penderyn, y tu fewn i ffin ddeheuol Parc Cenedlaethol Bannau Brycheiniog. Lansiwyd chwisgi un brag Penderyn gan Dywysog Cymru ar 1 Mawrth 2004 yn Neuadd Dewi Sant Caerdydd. Caiff ei aeddfedu i ddechrau mewn casgenni bourbon cyn ei aeddfedu ymhellach mewn barriques Madeira arbennig.
Cwmni rheilffordd Neath and Brecon a gynhyrchodd y dystysgrif cyfranddaliad hon gwerth £10. Awdurdodwyd y rheilffordd gan Ddeddf Seneddol ym 1862 a dechreuwyd cludo glo i Gastell Nedd dan yr enw Dulais Valley Mineral Railway. Gwnaed y gwaith hyrwyddo ac adeiladu gan y contractiwr John Dickson ac ef dderbyniodd y dystysgrif hon. Wedi cael caniatâd i ymestyn y rheilffordd i Aberhonddu newidiwyd yr enw i'r Neath and Brecon Railway.
Dau DVD yw'r eitem olaf. Ffilm am drychineb Glofa Albion ym 1894 wedi'i chreu gan staff a disgybl yn Ysgol Uwchradd Pontypridd yw'r cyntaf. Teitl yr ail yw 'Memories of Old Clydach' ac mae'n gasgliad o ffotograffau, dogfennau ac atgofion gan drigolion yr ardal yn y 1940au a'r 1950au. Mae un adran yn trafod Glofa Clydach Merthyr a gweithfeydd tunplat Players.
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'Made in Roath' take some of the Museum's specimens on a day out to Chapter
For this year's Art Carbootique at Chapter Arts Centre in Cardiff, 'Made in Roath' were lucky enough to be able to work with Annette and Jules, the natural science conservators at the Amgueddfa Cymru - National Museum Wales in Cathays Park.
The National Museum of Wales has a vast collection of approximately 2000 taxidermy specimens most of which are not on display, and some of which present interesting curatorial challenges because of their history and the stories they tell. Having long been fascinated by the stuffed animal collection on display in the Natural History gallery at the museum, we felt really privileged to be invited behind the scenes and view the specimens in storage.
This was an amazing experience; the conservator's stores are wonderful - heartbreaking and fascinating in equal measure. We decided that our mission would be to make a 'museum' in our caravan of a selection of these unseen animals, allowing them to temporarily escape the museum archive and be seen by the public. In this context, the specimen is not just being viewed as a singular object but as part of a wider culture, referencing human practices such as hunting, shipping and collecting happening in the Victorian period, but which are still practiced today. Furthermore, a consideration of the specimen's history within the museum itself, with its changing site, politics and attitudes, exposes how wider socio-political forces have shaped the specimen's display, reception and curation at the local level of the museum. Jules and Annette were really helpful and accommodating when we told them what we wanted to do, they went up to Nantgarw to the stores there and selected some more specimens to add to the collection, many of which had not been displayed for many years.
We installed the work, with a lot of help from Jules, and drove over to Chapter – there is something very surreal about towing a caravan full of stuffed animals through central Cardiff on a rainy Sunday Morning, but it was worth it. The response from the public was great, both adults and children have such a fascination for taxidermy, the exhibition was a big success, we'd also photographed the animals and made masks to give to visitors, so the animals had another opportunity to 'escape'. Although the emphasis was on fun, we had expected to get some criticism with people possibly disapproving of the museums stuffed animals, but apart from some healthy and thought provoking discussion about the way human beings treat animals, it was a hugely enjoyable day. Thanks to AC-NMW, especially Annette and Jules, for making it happen.
The 'Made in Roath' Team!
Find out more about the work of 'Made in Roath' at http://madeinroath.com/
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Ymhlith caffaeliadau newydd mis Mehefin oedd teledu lliw a theletestun Sony 'Trinitron' 14" gyda theclyn rholi o bell. Cynhyrchwyd y set gan Sony ym 1995 ym Mhencoed, Pen-y-bont. Edrychwch ar flog mis Rhagfyr i weld teledu arall a gyrhaeddodd yn ddiweddar.
Daw'r sampl hon o lechen o chwarel Maenofferen, Blaenau Ffestiniog. Byddai'r sampl yn cael ei hanfon i gwsmeriaid posibl i ddangos lliw a safon y garreg a gloddiwyd yn y chwarel. Mae sawl gwythïen lechi yng nghyffiniau Blaenau Ffestiniog a phob un ag enw unigryw; Llygad Newydd, Hen Lygad, Llygad Cefn, a Llygad Mochyn. Daw'r sampl hon o Lygad Cefn Chwarel Maenofferen.
Rydyn ni wedi derbyn casgliad hyfryd o 91 ffotograff yn rhodd, â'r mwyafrif yn dangos gwaith ailddatblygu'r Bwrdd Glo Cenedlaethol yng Nglofa Glyncorrwg yn y 1950au. Mae tair golygfa i'w gweld yma. Tynnwyd y ffotograff cyntaf ar 11 Medi 1951 cyn i'r gwaith ddechrau gan edrych ar hyd y dyffryn i'r gogledd.
Mae'r ddau lun nesaf yn dangos y gwaith ailadeiladu. Yn y cyntaf gwelwn nenbont gylch ar 1 Tachwedd 1955 ac yn yr ail mae gwaith yn mynd rhagddo ar offer pen y pwll ar 6 Chwefror 1957.
Ar 17 Mai 1965 achosodd llosgnwy ffrwydrad yng Nglofa Cambrian, Cwmclydach gan ladd 31 o lowyr. Roedd y pwll wrthi'n cael ei gau a llawer o'r gweithlu wedi'u symud, felly gallai llawer mwy fod wedi marw. Dyma glawr blaen rhaglen y gwasanaeth coffa a gynhaliwyd ar 17 Mai 2014, ac arno gwelwn yr offer pen pwll mewn gardd goffa.
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A Window into the Industry Collections
Amongst this month's new accessions was an aluminium prop withdrawer, known as a 'buller', manufactured by Parsons. It consists of handle and rack, and was used in coal mines for pulling out roof supports (as well as other tasks). This one is unusual in that it is made of aluminium for lightness. However the use of aluminium was later banned (because of its tendency to induce sparking) after the Horden Colliery explosion in 1953.
We have been donated the following four badges manufactured in 2014 that relate to the 1984/85 miners' strike. These include two limited edition badges to commemorate the 30th anniversary of the 1984/85 miners' strike. The inscription on reverse reads "Forget not the / lessons of / our past".
This badge with the slogan 'Coal Not Dole' issued by The Orgreave Truth and Justice Campaign which included ex-miners, Trades Unionists, activists and others determined to get justice for miners.
The final badge in this collection is in the shape of a miners flame safety lamp. WAPC-NUM stands for Women Against Pit Closures - National Union of Mineworkers, and was manufactured for their 30th Anniversary.
We are currently working on documenting an important collection of approximately 150 film negatives taken by E. Emrys Jones in the 1950s and 1960s. The negatives show the slate industry in north Wales, concentrating on the Dinorwig slate quarry. Many images are of the Dinorwig quarry workshops (Gilfach Ddu) which is now the Welsh Slate Museum, and part of Amgueddfa Cymru. Below are three images taken from this collection.
A general view of Dinorwig Quarry, 1950. It shows the 'Wellington' section of Dinorwig Quarry, with the Muriau Shed in the foreground, and the Ceiliog Mawr in the background.
This view shows loaded slate wagons outside Gilfach Ddu (now the National Slate Museum) in the 1950s or early 1960s.
This group of quarrymen are probably at Dinorwig Quarry.
This model of an opencast coal truck was manufactured from South Wales anthracite coal. It is inscribed OPEN CAST / EXECUTIVE.
With 2014 being the centenary of the start of the First World War it is poignant that we have acquired a collection of photographs and documents relating to Captain Anthony Starkey of Bristol. Capt. Starkey was master of the S.S. Torrington which was torpedoed and sunk off the Scilly Isles in April 1917. 34 members of the crew were killed, and Capt. Starkey was the sole survivor. He was taken from the ship and held as prisoner aboard the U-boat for 15 days. He was then held in four different prisoner of war camps in Germany (including Brandenburg, Holminden and Strohenmoor).
This view shows the S.S. Torrington with an inset portrait of Capt. Starkey.
This photograph shows Capt. Starkey during his internment in Germany. It will have been taken in one of the four prisoner of wars camps in Germany that he was held in.
Mark Etheridge
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Aurelian Society
The following photographs are from the book, Twelve new designs of English butterflies, by Benjamin Wilkes [published in 1742]. This rare work consists solely of twelve engraved plates each depicting geometric arrangements of both butterflies and moths. Wilkes produced this profoundly beautiful work as member of the Aurelian Society. Aurelian is an archaic word for lepidopterist [one who is interested in butterflies]; the term is derived from aurelia, meaning chrysalis, and relates to the golden colour it may attain just before the butterfly emerges.
The Society of Aurelians [London], one of the oldest organized bodies of specialists in any branch of zoology. The group collected and documented insects from the 1690s but came to an abrupt end in March 1748. While members of the society were in a meeting in the Swan Tavern, a great fire broke out in Cornhill and enveloped them. All the members escaped, but their entire collection, library, and records were destroyed. This event was documented by Moses Harris in The Aurelian; or, Natural History of English Insects (1765). The loss disheartened the group so much that they never managed to regroup again…Aurelian societies were formed several times in Britain [most notable 1762 and 1801], but each time they collapsed.
…Benjamin Wilkes was an 18th-century artist and naturalist whose profession was 'painting of History Pieces and Portraits in Oil'. When a friend invited him to a meeting of the Aurelian Society, where he first saw specimens of butterflies and moths, he became convinced that nature would be his 'best instructor' as to colour and form in art. He began to study entomology spending his leisure time collecting, studying and drawing the images larvae, pupae and parasitic flies of Lepidoptera, assisted by the collector Mr Joseph Dandridge. Wilkes' own collection was kept 'against the Horn Tavern in Fleet Street' London 'Where any gentleman or lady' could see his collection of insects [Wikipedia].
Our holdings of other Aurelian books include:
The English Lepidoptera: or, the Aurelian's pocket companion: containing a catalogue of upward of four hundred moths and butterflies ... / Moses Harris [1775]
The aurelian. a natural history of English moths and butterflies, together with the plants on which they feed. Also .../ Moses Harris [1766]
English moths and butterflies… Benjamin Wilkes [1749] This work ran to three editions of which the last, incorporating Linnaean nomenclature, was published in 1824
The British Aurelian: twelve new designs of British Butterflies and Directions for making a collection, with an essay by R.S. Wilkinson / Benjamin Wilkes, R.S. Wilkinson [1982]
All photographs in this post taken by the author
A Window into the Industry Collections
One major acquisition that entered the industry collection this month was a collection of 76 film negatives of collieries in South Wales. 61 of these film negatives show the reconstruction at Hafodyrynys Colliery in 1956. Two images showing the ongoing work are shown here :-
Another object to enter the collection this month is this receipt is from the Dinas Steam Colliery Co. Ltd. to Mrs Thomas of the Graig Ddu Inn, Dinas, and is dated 3 December 1887. The Graig Ddu Inn was 100 yards from the colliery, and the tram of coal would have been delivered direct to the house.
This set of five British Coal South Wales Area rescue and fire fighting plans are for Marine/Six Bells Colliery. They are dated 23 September 1988. The five plans are stapled together, and the top one is shown here.
These two paintings are an important addition to our art collections relating to the coal industry in Wales. They were donated recently and are both oils on canvas. The first is dated January 1862 and is a portrait of Thomas Powell aged 81. Thomas Powell founded the Powell Duffryn Coal Company. In 1840 Powell sunk the first deep mine at Cwmbach, Aberdare. This was followed by further deep mines in Aberdare (Cwmdare, Abernant, Abergwawr, Middle Duffryn and Cwmpennar) and in the Rhymney Valley. At their peak these collieries produced over 400,000 tons of coal each per annum. Thomas was the world's first coal millionaire, and he died in March 1863.
The second painting shows Thomas Powell's eldest son, Thomas Powell Junior (1827-1869) with his wife Julia and son John, and dates to about 1862. The family along with the entire safari party they were part of were killed in Abyssinia (now Ethiopia) in 1869 whilst elephant hunting.
Mark Etheridge
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Ebrill 2014
Exploring biodiversity in the Amazon
Adrian Plant continues his fieldwork in the Amazon in collaboration with Jose Albertino Rafael and Josenir Camara from INPA (Brazil's national Amazon research organisation) in Manaus.
So far two field-trips to remote corners of the Amazon have been successfully completed. The first was to Sao Gabriel da Cachoeira high up the Rio Negra not far from Brazil's borders with Colombia and Venezuela and the second to a major tributary of the Amazon along the border with Peru at Benjamin Constant.
The forests of the Amazon Basin are flood forests; they become seasonally inundated by the flooded river and the waters bring with them many of the nutrients essential to the forests great productivity throughout the region. This year the forest remains unusually wet for the time of year which has caused a few practical problems for field entomology.- it is an acquired pleasure to slosh around in deep mud and water searching for new and interesting insects under a constant plague of biting mosquitoes. Yet, to an entomologist this is more or less a definition of "fun"!
The biodiversity is amazing of course and many of the insects seen and collected are undoubtedly new to science but will require much study in more comfortable surroundings after returning from the field. Meanwhile, Adrian will shortly be setting out on a third fieldtrip, this time to a little known area between the mouth of the Amazon river and French Guiana where many exciting discoveries will undeniably be made.
Mawrth 2014
A Window into the Industry Collections
Amongst this month's new additions to the collections we have received 16 very interesting share certificates. The Museum holds by far the largest and wide-ranging Welsh-interest share certificate collection held by any public museum, library or archive. The collection ranges across railway and maritime transport, coal mining, the mining and smelting of metals, general industry, and service industries (finance, leisure, consumer products, etc). We seek to consolidate and expand whenever appropriate material is offered.
The Royal Copper Mines of Cobre company was founded in 1835 by predominantly Swansea and Llanelli copper smelting interests who, recognising the rapidly growing importance of Cuban ore to Welsh smelting works, sought to see the mines both worked much more efficiently and on a larger scale as well as under their control rather than under inefficient Spanish colonial direction. These certificates are a rare example of tangible objects reflecting the international reach of globally pre-eminent Welsh copper smelting industry. The two strongest international connections of the industry were with Cuba and Chile, with Cuban connections being especially intimate at Swansea.
This Mynyddbach-y-Glo Colliery Company Limited share certificate dates from 1924. The company was registered 1924. It operated the colliery from 1924 to May 1926 when it when into voluntary liquidation, seemingly an early casualty of the miners' strike which continued after the end of the General Strike. Winding up was completed in 1927. The colliery comprised a small slant located at Waunarlwydd on the western outskirts of Swansea.
This Pontypridd Gas Light and Coke Company share certificate dates from 1852. The company was registered in 1850, and was later purchased by Pontypridd Local Board of Health under the terms of the Pontypridd Local Board (Gas) Act 1893. The Local Board became an Urban District Council in 1907 and the latter authority transferred the gas undertaking to the Wales Gas Board following the passing of the Gas Nationalisation Act 1948. Pontypridd was only the fifth Welsh town to be lit with gas, its Act creating its gas company being early by Welsh standards. At the centre is an interesting vignette of the gas works in front of the Pontypridd's famous bridge. The bridge was built by William Edwards in 1756.
One donation this month included two commemorative ties that can be seen here. Trelewis drift mine was opened in 1954 and was adjacent to Taff Merthyr colliery. One of the ties show here commemorates 25 Years of its opening. Production ceased soon after this tie was made in 1991. The other tie commemorates 73 years of Markham Colliery which was opened in 1912. The tie was produced in 1985 during the miners' strike. Markham colliery was to close the following year.
As well as the ties we were also donated two tobacco or twist boxes. These were used by miners to store their 'twist' (chewing tobacco). They were generally made of brass and usually oval in shape, although we have many examples of different materials and shaped tins in our collection. They are usually stamped with the miners name, address or colliery, and also often a date.
Of the two boxes illustrated here one is oval (with the date 1985 stamped underneath) and the other rectangular and in the shape of a book, with a simple combination locking mechanism underneath.
One final new accession this month is very poignant as last year we commemorated the 100th anniversary of the Sengehydd disaster in which 440 miners lost their lives in the worst mining disaster in Britain. This horse's hoof mounted in silverplate was given to Reginald Mortimer of Standard Colliery, Ynyshir for his work with colliery horses during the disaster. It is inscribed "KILDARE" / 1ST HORSE FROM THE / SENGHENYDD / EXPLOSION. OCT. 14. 1913.
For more objects relating to the Senghenydd disaster check out our Images of Industry database. You can also find out more about the disaster in our article Senghenydd 1913 on Rhagor.
Mark Etheridge
Curatorial Assistant (Industry)
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