1949_in_Wales

1949 in Wales

1949 in Wales

List of events

This article is about the particular significance of the year 1949 to Wales and its people.

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Incumbents

Events

Arts and literature

Awards

  • National Eisteddfod of Wales (held in Dolgellau)
    • National Eisteddfod of Wales: Chair - Roland Jones, "Y Graig"[9]
    • National Eisteddfod of Wales: Crown - John Tudor James, "Meirionnydd"[10]
    • National Eisteddfod of Wales: Prose Medal - withheld[11]

New books

English language

Welsh language

  • Aneirin Talfan Davies - Gwyr Llen
  • Richard Davies (Isgarn) - Caniadau Isgarn (posthumously published)[16]
  • John Daniel Vernon Lewis - Bydd melys fy myfyrdod: detholiad o lyfr y Salmau[17]
  • Kate Roberts - Stryd y Glep[18]
  • Louie Myfanwy Thomas
    • as Jane Ann Jones - Y bryniau pell[19]
    • as Ffanni Llwyd - Diwrnod yw ein bywyd (submitted to National Eisteddfod; published 1954)
  • William Nantlais Williams - Emynau'r daith

Music

Film

Broadcasting

  • January - Glyn Griffiths writes: "It would be advisable now for Wales to weigh in with its campaign of aggravation and persuasion to get a Welsh Radio Corporation."[22]

Sport

Births

Deaths

See also

References

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    National Library of Wales (1947). Annual Report - National Library of Wales. p. 16.
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    Corfe, Robert (2009). Land of the Olympians: papers from the enlightened far north. Bury St. Edmunds: Arena. p. 95. ISBN 9781906791179.
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    Great Britain. Council for Wales and Monmouthshire (1950). A Memorandum by the Council on Its Activities. H.M. Stationery Office.
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    Jonny Muir (15 January 2014). The UK's County Tops: Reaching the top of 91 historic counties. Cicerone Press. p. 99. ISBN 978-1-84965-963-5.
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    "Key - Gwyn Nicholls Memorial Gates 1949". Cardiff Rugby Museum. Retrieved 27 May 2019.
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    Tony Russell (15 March 2015). The Finest Gardens in Wales. Amberley Publishing Limited. p. 27. ISBN 978-1-4456-4137-9.
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    "Winners of the Chair". National Eisteddfod of Wales. 17 November 2019.
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    "Winners of the Crown". National Eisteddfod of Wales. 17 November 2019.
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    "Winners of the Prose Medal". National Eisteddfod of Wales. Retrieved 7 November 2019.
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    Dannie Abse (1949). After Every Green Thing. Hutchinson.
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    Kenneth Blackwell; Harry Ruja; Sheila Turcon (2 September 2003). A Bibliography of Bertrand Russell: I. Separate Publications II. Serial Publications III. Indexes. Routledge. p. 188. ISBN 978-1-134-81890-7.
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