1929 in Wales

1929 in Wales

This article is about the particular significance of the year 1929 to Wales and its people.

Incumbents

*Prince of Wales - Edward, Prince of Wales, son of King George V of the United Kingdom
*Princess of Wales - "vacant"
*Archbishop of Wales - Alfred George Edwards
*Archdruid of the National Eisteddfod of Wales - Pedrog

Events

*30 May - In the United Kingdom general election:
**Megan Lloyd George becomes Liberal MP for Anglesey – the first female MP in Wales.
**Aneurin Bevan becomes MP for Ebbw Vale.
**Other newly-elected MPs include John Jestyn Llewellin at Uxbridge and Robert Richards at Wrexham.
**Lewis Valentine is Plaid Cymru’s first parliamentary candidate. Plaid Cymru obtain a total of 609 votes in Wales.
**Jimmy Thomas becomes Lord Privy Seal in the new government.
*9 July - The Royal Navy submarine "H47" sinks off the Pembrokeshire coast, killing 21 men.
*10 July - Nine miners are killed in an accident at Milfraen, Blaenavon.
*28 November - Seven miners are killed in an accident at Wernbwll Colliery, Penclawdd.
*November - In the Rhondda, 400 people are made homeless by flooding.
*Nine Mile Point Colliery Riot
*The number of motor vehicles in Wales exceeds 100,000 for the first time.
*Squadron Leader A. G. Jones-Williams and Flight-Lt N. H. Jenkins make the first non-stop flight from Britain to India.
*700 people are involved in a riot at Cwmfelinfach, when strikebreakers are used during an industrial dispute at the Nine Mile Point Colliery.
*When the steamer "Molesey" is wrecked on Skomer Island, British Movietone News shoots the first-ever sound footage of such an event.
*The University of Wales begins awarding teacher training certificates at colleges of education in Wales.

Arts and literature

*The first Urdd eisteddfod is held, at Corwen.

Awards

*National Eisteddfod of Wales (held in Liverpool)

*National Eisteddfod of Wales: Chair - David Emrys Jones
*National Eisteddfod of Wales: Crown - Caradog Prichard

New books

*Ambrose Bebb - "Llydaw"
*John Hugh Edwards - "David Lloyd George, the Man and the Statesman"
*Richard Hughes - "A High Wind in Jamaica"
*Huw Menai - "The Passing of Guto"
*Bertrand Russell - "Marriage and Morals"

Music

*W. Bradwen - "Paradwys y Bardd"
*David John de Lloyd - "Forty Welsh Traditional Tunes" (arrangements)

Film

*Ray Milland appears in his first Hollywood films.

Broadcasting

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port

*Football - The Football Association of Wales makes its first overseas tour, to Canada.
*Rugby Union
**23 February - 1929 Wales beat France 8–3 at the National Stadium in Cardiff

Births

*14 February - Wyn Morris, conductor
*25 April - Malcolm Thomas, Wales international rugby union captain
*11 August - Alun Hoddinott, composer (d. 2008)
*20 October - Colin Jeavons, actor
*27 October - Alun Richards, novelist (d. 2003)
*2 November - Carwyn James, rugby coach (d. 1984)
*7 November - Urien Wiliam, dramatist (d. 2006)
*4 December - Ednyfed Hudson Davies, politician
*"date unknown"
**Bobi Jones, author
**John Morgan, journalist and broadcaster (d. 1988)

Deaths

*15 January - William Boyd Dawkins, geologist and historian
*16 April - Sir John Morris-Jones, poet and grammarian
*29 April - Violet Herbert, Countess of Powis
*15 May - Grace Rhys, writer, wife of Ernest Rhys
*2 June - Fred Andrews, Welsh international rugby player
*15 June - Llewellyn Atherley-Jones, politician


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