The colliery information on this site is based on The South Wales Coalfield Directory by Ray Lawrence, South Wales Miners Library and National Coal Board records.

Recommended further reading:

The South Wales Coalfield Directory Volumes 1-3 by Ray Lawrence (2005)

The Fed: A history of the South Wales Miners in the 20th century by Hywel Francis and Dai Smith (University of Wales Press, 1998)

The North Wales Coalfield: A Collection of Pictures Volume One (Bridge Books, 1990)

GB84 by David Peace (Faber and Faber, 2006)

Cambrian Colliery and Connections by Bill Richards (Bill Richards, 2006)

After the Dust has Settled - the Autobiography of Tom Ellis (Bridge Books, 2004)

Special thanks to:

Ray Lawrence, all at Big Pit Blaenavon, Ceri Thompson, The South Wales Miners Library, Ken Hicks, Bill Richards, Philip White, Ferndale Rugby Club, Arno Wolff.