A. J. Cook (trade unionist)
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Arthur James Cook was a British trade union leader who served as General Secretary of the Miners' Federation of Great Britain from 1924 until his death in 1931. He became one of the most prominent and
A.J. Cook in 1906
Political cartoon 'Dropping the Parrot' by Bernard Partridge. A parrot in a pilot's uniform is observed by A.J. Cook, whose slogan "Not a penny off the pay, not a minute on the day!" the parrot utters.
Communist demonstration with A.J. Cook being the farthest right
Gelli lodge banner of A.J. Cook held at the Rhondda Heritage Park
Rhondda
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Rhondda, or the Rhondda Valley, is a former coalmining area in South Wales, historically in the county of Glamorgan. It takes its name from the River Rhondda, and embraces two valleys – the larger Rho
River Rhondda in the Fawr Valley near its source in Blaenrhondda
Llyn Fawr Reservoir in 2008
The ruins of the Hen Dre'r Mynydd settlement at the head of the Rhondda
1735 Welsh (Powys) longhouse typical of those found in mediaeval Rhondda.