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Powerpoint presentation

Powerpoint presentation Dancing across borders style.visibilityppt_xppt_ystyle.visibilityppt_xppt_y Comparing folk dances To aid the process of analysing and comparing both dances, focus on the…  

Teacher's notes

Teacher's notes Dancing across borders Background In this project, dance was used to begin discussions around similarities and differences. Ysgol Bodhyfryd began a partnership with a Portuguese…  

Early weeklies

It was significant that few newspapers were established in Wales during the 1820s and 1830s of the 19th century. The following newspapers were all short lived: The Cardiff weekly reporter…  

Some prominent south Wales weeklies

Aberdare and Merthyr Tydfil in the south developed as important centres for newspaper publishing. Josiah Thomas Jones Josiah Thomas Jones, an Independent minister, was one of the pioneers of the…  

Some prominent north Wales weeklies

Bangor and Caernarfon developed as centres of newspaper publishing in North Wales. The Broster family of Chester established The North Wales gazette in Bangor in 1808. In 1827 however, the…  

Newspapers

The Library’s collection of newspapers covers a wide range of titles with comprehensive coverage of newspapers published in Wales and the Marches after 1911, when the Copyright Act 1911 granted…  

Rare books

The Library has substantial holdings of early printed material in Welsh, English and other European languages, ranging from the 15th to the early 19th century.  There are also substantial…  

Sir John Williams Collection

Sir John Williams’ excellent collection forms the heart of The National Library of Wales’ collection of printed books. He donated his library to the nation when the National Library was established…  

UK Official Publications

Under terms of the Copyright act of 1911 and the Legal Deposit Libraries Act 2003, the Library would expect to have almost complete coverage for all printed format Official publications that have…  

Scottish Official Publications

Under terms of the Copyright act of 1911 and the Legal Deposit Libraries Act 2003, the Library would expect to have almost complete coverage for all printed format Official publications that have…  

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