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WHAT WAS THE LLAIS?

 

The ‘Llais Llafur’ was a weekly newspaper edited, printed and published at Ystalyfera in the upper reaches of the Swansea Valley between 1898 and 1971. Over the years it changed its name several times but it was always known locally as the ‘Llais’.

 

Llais Llafur

1898 - 1915

Labour Voice

9 Jan. 1915 - 23 June 1927

South Wales Voice

2 July 1927 - 12 Mar. 1965

South Wales and Swansea Voice

19 Mar.1964 - 11 Mar.1965

South Wales Voice

18 Mar. 1965 - 2 Dec. 1971

 

WHAT KIND OF THINGS CAN I FIND IN THE NEWSPAPER?

 

 

THE PROJECT

 

Until now no complete collection of the Llais newspaper existed in one place. With the help of the Heritage Lottery Fund, the Ystradgynlais Family History Society is having the complete run of the newspaper put on to microfilm and deposited in Ystradgynlais Library thus returning the paper back to its roots.

 

Contact Ystradgynlais Family History Society for further information by e-mailing them at:

YFHS

 

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Below is a scan of the front page of the last edition of the newspaper, simply click the image to open a larger image of the scan but please allow time for it to load as it is a large image.

 

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