Volume One - Into the Victorian Age - Some newspaper reports from the 1870's

With this in view a veterinary surgeon and eight of the society's officers specially selected for the purpose arrived in Aberdare on Thursday, and on Friday, commenced their inspection which, it is thought will last some weeks." Cardiff Times [019] 13th February 1875.

The image above appeared in the Illustrated London News [121] edition of the 20th February 1875 and is titled "The Lock-Out in South wales : Bringing Up Horses from the Castle Pit, Cyfarthfa."