Nine Mile Point Colliery Riot
- Nine Mile Point Colliery Riot
The Nine Mile Point Colliery Riot was a riot at the Nine Mile Point colliery in Cwmfelinfach, Monmouthshire, South Wales in 1929.
The reasons for the riot were to be found in the employment of blackleg labour, with more than 700 villagers and miners rioting at the time, taking several days for police to disperse and maintain control.
External links
* [http://www.welshcoalmines.co.uk Welsh Coal Mines - the brief history of every pit in Wales]
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