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From: "Pam Thornbury" <>
Subject: Re: Listers
Date: Tue, 14 Sep 1999 16:52:29 +1200


Hello John

Here's a site that you might find helpful,

http://www.spartacus.schoolnet.co.uk/Textiles.htm

You can scroll down to "Life in the textile Factory" and further down to
interviews with children of the time.

Not about CMN, but I imagine life was very similar for children wherever
they were employed in the textile industry.

Pam
in New Zealand


> A couple of subjects which would interest me if anyone can add to my
> knowledge of them are "Child Labour in the Woollen Mills" and also the
> "Labor Strikes in the Woollen Industry". I know child labor was the norm
> and the conditions and renumeration was disgraceful but I would like some
> documented facts if available. Also the strkes were of major importance
> in their time so there must be material available somewhere relating to
> that subject. There is much written of child labor and strikes in the
> coal mines but I haven't found much regarding the woollen mills in the
> Carmarthen district. Hopefully others on the list will also be
> interested. Thanks a lot. John.

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