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We also Wednesday between 11am - noon th collapse after World War I, during the August 13 @ 6:30 have over 400 old and new photographs th Your local neighbourhood watch co-ordinator is October 8 @ 6:30 German Revolution of 1918–1919. of interest to Pwll residents there. Take John Edwards. You can contact John on a look by pointing your browser to: 775534. You can contact your local Police - Nazi Germany, the state commonly known Everyone is welcome to attend the meetings as the Third Reich , which lasted from 1933 Community Support Officer Dan Brown by and contribute towards the setting of police www.pwllmag.co.uk phoning 101 or by e-mail at:: to the End of World War II in Europe in priority actions for the area. 1945. [email protected] bayonets to disperse the crowd. The train CHIEF RAIN-IN-THE-FACE One week later, Dai again goes into his son's THE LLANELLI RIOTS passed slowly, but was pursued by strikers who room to wish him goodnight. His son is having boarded it and put out the engine fire, The famous Indian, Chief Rain-in-the-Face another nightmare - Dai again wakes his son. immobilising it. Troops followed, but found once suffered a great His son, this time, says that he had dreamt that themselves boxed in a cutting, as miners humiliation at the hands granddad had died. Dai assures the son that approached, some throwing stones. Stuart of Captain Tom Custer, granddaddy is fine and sends him to bed. The asked the local Justice of the Peace to read the brother of General next day granddaddy dies. strikers the Riot Act, which he apparently George Custer. He One week later, Dai again goes into his son's mumbled reluctantly. Stuart then ordered his swore vengeance, and room to wish him goodnight. His son is having men to fire shots towards the crowd. Two young made a boast that one another nightmare - Dai again wakes his son. men were shot dead. One was a 21 year old day he would cut out His son this time says that he had dreamt that tinplate worker named John 'Jac' John, who Tom Custer's heart. daddy had died. Dai assures the son that he is "had joined the picket line to support his less Rain-in-the-Face had to wait two years to make OK and sends the boy to bed. fortunate townsmen." The other was a 19 year good his threat, but then on June 25, 1876, at old youth named Leonard Worsell, who was not the Battle of Little Bighorn he had his day. Dai goes to bed but cannot sleep because he is he Llanelli Riots of 1911 were a series of involved in the conflict, but has just come out so terrified. T In telling about it later, he said, "I had sung the into his back garden when he heard the events precipitated the National Railway Strike war song, I had smelt power smoke, my heart The next day, Dai is scared for his life. He is commotion. In his report Major Stuart claimed of 1911. Mass picketing action at Llanelli was bad--I was like one who had no mind. I sure he is going to die. After dressing Dai drives his soldiers were firing warning shots, and were railway station was brutally suppressed by the rushed in and took their flag; my pony fell dead very cautiously to work fearful of a collision. He unaware of the men when they did so, but other police, resulting in the deaths of two men, shot as I took it. I cut the thong that bound me; I doesn't eat lunch because he is scared of food witnesses claim they were deliberately targeted. dead by troops of the Worcester Regiment. jumped up and brained the sword flag man with poisoning. He avoids everyone for he is sure he Rioting followed and magistrates' homes were Irrespective of the intentions of the troops, their my war club, and ran back to our line with the will somehow be killed. He jumps at every attacked and railway trucks were set on fire, actions sparked not only the strikers, but also flag. I was mad. I got a fresh pony and rushed noise, starts at every movement and hides resulting in an explosion which killed a further other residents of Llanelli into a day of back, shooting, cutting and slashing. This pony under his desk. four people. widespread disorder was shot and I got another. Upon walking in his front door at the end of the and rioting, laying The incident was highly politically sensitive, as This time I saw Little Hair (Tom Custer)--I day, Dai finds his wife. "Good God, Dear," he waste to many the Great Western Railway through remembered my vow. I was crazy; I feared proclaims, "I've just had the worst day of my businesses in the Carmarthenshire, was the main route between nothing. I knew nothing would hurt me, for I had entire life!" town centre. One England and the troubles in Ireland.