1930 in Wales

This article is about the particular significance of the year 1930 to Wales and its people.

← 1929 1928 1927 1926 1925 1930 in Wales → 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935
Centuries:	18th 19th 20th 21st
Decades:	1910s 1920s 1930s 1940s 1950s
See also:	List of years in Wales 1930 in The United Kingdom Ireland Scotland

Incumbents

• Prince of Wales - Edward
• Princess of Wales – vacant
• Archbishop of Wales – Alfred George Edwards, Bishop of St Asaph
• Archdruid of the National Eisteddfod of Wales – Pedrog

Events

• 17 March - The South Wales Daily Post and Cambria Daily Leader merge in Swansea.[1]
• 9 May - An elephant from the Monmouth mop fair escapes, and wades in the River Monnow before recapture.[2]
• 13 September - Rhosydd Quarry ceases slate production. Neighbouring Croesor Quarry also closes this year.
• 24 December - In London, Harry Grindell Matthews demonstrates his device to project pictures to the clouds.
• First coal raised from Cefn Coed Colliery, the world's deepest anthracite mine.
• The Crumlin branch of the Monmouthshire & Brecon Canal is closed.
• The first youth hostel of the Youth Hostels Association, the first in the UK, is opened at Pennant Hall in the Conwy valley near Llanrwst.
• A. H. Dodd succeeds Sir John Edward Lloyd as Professor of History at University of Wales, Bangor.
• Gareth Richard Vaughan Jones becomes Foreign Affairs Secretary to David Lloyd George.[3]
• John Edward Jones becomes Secretary of Plaid Cymru.
• Thomas Lewis becomes first chairman of the Medical Research Society.

Arts and literature

• The first Welsh Books Festival is held in Cardiff.
• John Ballinger, first Librarian of the National Library of Wales, is knighted for his services to librarianship.

Awards

• National Eisteddfod of Wales (held in Llanelli)
• National Eisteddfod of Wales: Chair - David Emrys James, "Y Galilead"[4]
• National Eisteddfod of Wales: Crown - William Jones

New books

English language

• David Davies - The Problem of the Twentieth Century
• Saunders Lewis - Monica[5]Kenneth Morris - Book of the Three Dragons
• Bertrand Russell - The Conquest of Happiness
• Hilda Vaughan - Her Father's House
• Edward Williamson - The Story of Llandaff Cathedral

Welsh language

• Edward Tegla Davies - Y Doctor Bach[6]

Music

• The Three Valleys Festival is launched.
• Caniedydd Newydd yr Ysgol Sul (collection of hymns)
• Peter Warlock – Carillon Carilla[7]
• Grace Williams - Hen Walia

Film

• Symphony in Two Flats, starring Ivor Novello, an adaptation of Novello's West End play[8]

Broadcasting

• 9 March – The BBC Regional Programme service replaces BBC local stations.

Sport

• Cricket - Maurice Turnbull is the first Welsh player to be capped for England.

Births

• 28 January - David Morris, politician (died 2007)[9]
• 7 February - Peter Jones, sports broadcaster (died 1990)
• 7 March (in London) - Antony Armstrong-Jones, 1st Earl of Snowdon, photographer (died 2017)[10]
• 7 April - Cliff Morgan, rugby player and television presenter (died 2013)[11]
• 28 June - Edward Millward, politician (died 2020)[12]
• 1 July - Ron Hughes, footballer
• 9 July - Stuart Williams, footballer (died 2013)[13]
• 10 July - Wyn Roberts, Baron Roberts of Conwy, politician (died 2013)[14]
• 14 July - R. H. Williams, rugby player
• 8 August - Terry Nation, screenwriter (died 1997)[15]
• 28 August (in London) - Windsor Davies, actor (died 2019 in France)
• 1 September - Emrys James, actor (died 1989)[16]
• 21 September - John Morgan, comedian (died 2004)
• 23 September - Ellis Evans, academic (died 2013)[17]
• 14 October - Alan Williams, politician (died 2014)[18]
• 11 November - Vernon Handley, conductor (died 2008)[19]
• 4 December - Brian Morris, Baron Morris of Castle Morris, poet and critic (died 2001)[20]
• 12 December (in London) - Gwyneth Dunwoody, politician (died 2008)[21]
• date unknown - Aneurin Jones, painter (died 2017)[22]

Deaths

• 18 January - Bobby Lloyd, rugby player, 41
• 26 January - Harry Jones, rugby player, 51
• 25 March - John Gwenogvryn Evans, palaeographer, 78[23]
• 1 May - Richard Bell, politician, 70
• 28 May - Cliff Williams, Wales international rugby union player, 32[24]
• 15 June - John Cynddylan Jones, theologian, 90[25]
• 17 June - Hugh Robert Jones, Nationalist leader, 36
• 22 June - Mary Davies, singer, 75[26]
• 23 June - Ben Davies, Wales international rugby player, 57[27]
• June - David Davies, Archdeacon of Llandaff, [28]
• August - Huw Robert Jones, politician, 35/6
• 15 August - Silyn Roberts, author, 59[29]
• 13 September - Jehoida Hodges, rugby player, 53
• 30 September - Lewis Pryce, Archdeacon of Wrexham, 57[30]
• 7 October - Margaret Verney, educationist, 85
• November - John Hagan Jenkins, politician
• 8 November - William Williams, Dean of St Davids, 82[31]
• 27 December - Alfred Mond, 1st Baron Melchett, industrialist, 62[32]

See also

• 1930 in Northern Ireland

References

1. Rachel Matthews (18 May 2017). The History of the Provincial Press in England. Bloomsbury Publishing. p. 124. ISBN 978-1-4411-5646-4.
2. Keith E. Morgan (15 October 2016). Monmouth Through Time. Amberley Publishing. p. 2. ISBN 978-1-4456-5677-9.
3. Gwilym Davies. "Jones, Gareth Richard Vaughan (1905-1935), linguist and journalist". Dictionary of Welsh Biography. National Library of Wales. Retrieved 19 August 2019.
4. "Winners of the Chair". National Eisteddfod of Wales. 3 October 2019.
5. Saunders Lewis (1997). Monica. Seren. ISBN 978-1-85411-195-1.
6. Edward Tegla Davies (1930). Y doctor bach. Hughes a'i Fab.
7. Ian Alfred Copley (1979). The music of Peter Warlock: a critical survey. D. Dobson. p. 44.
8. Hischak, Thomas S. (12 November 2012). "Broadway Plays and Musicals: Descriptions and Essential Facts of More Than 14,000 Shows through 2007". McFarland – via Google Books.
9. Darren Williams (22 May 2007). "The Rev David Morris". The Guardian. Retrieved 4 September 2019.
10. "Lord Snowdon dies aged 86". BBC News. 13 January 2017. Retrieved 13 January 2017.
11. Richard Williams (29 August 2013). "Cliff Morgan obituary". The Guardian. Retrieved 19 August 2019.
12. "Prince Charles' Aberystwyth lecturer Tedi Millward dies". BBC News Online. 2020-04-27. Retrieved 2020-04-28.
13. "An Appreciation: Stuart Williams". Southampton FC. 6 November 2013. Archived from the original on 9 November 2013. Retrieved 6 November 2013.
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15. Graham Tarrant (13 March 1997). "Obituary: Terry Nation". The Independent. Retrieved 19 August 2019.
16. Louise Mooney Collins; Roland Turner (1993). The Annual Obituary. St. James Press. p. 89.
17. Stephens, Meic (2013-11-03). "Obituary: Professor D Ellis Evans - Obituaries - News". The Independent. London. Retrieved 2013-11-08.
18. Association, Press (22 December 2014). "Former Swansea MP and minister Alan Williams dies, aged 84" – via The Guardian.
19. John Amis (12 September 2008). "Vernon Handley". The Guardian. Retrieved 19 August 2019.
20. "Lord Morris of Castle Morris". The Telegraph. 2 May 2001. Retrieved 19 August 2019.
21. Edward Pearce (19 April 2008). "Gwyneth Dunwoody". The Guardian. Retrieved 19 August 2019.
22. "Rural scenic artist Aneurin Jones, 87, dies". BBC News. 25 September 2017. Retrieved 25 September 2017.
23. Evan David Jones. "Evans, John Gwenogvryn (1852-1930), palaeographer". Dictionary of Welsh Biography. National Library of Wales. Retrieved 19 August 2019.
24. Cliff Williams player profile ESPN Scrum.com
25. James Ednyfed Rhys and Evan David Jones. "Jones, John (Cynddylan) (1841-1930), preacher and theologian". Dictionary of Welsh Biography. National Library of Wales. Retrieved 19 August 2019.
26. Robert David Griffith. "Davies, Mary (1855-1930), singer". Dictionary of Welsh Biography. National Library of Wales. Retrieved 19 August 2019.
27. Ben Davies player profile scrum.com
28. The Ven. David Davies The Times (London, England), Tuesday, Jul 01, 1930; pg. 21; Issue 45553
29. David Thomas. "Roberts, Robert (Silyn) (Rhosyr; 1871-1930), Calvinistic Methodist minister, poet, social reformer, tutor". Dictionary of Welsh Biography. National Library of Wales. Retrieved 19 August 2019.
30. Archdeacon Pryce. The Times (London, England), Friday, Oct 03, 1930; pg. 14; Issue 45634
31. The Dean Of St. David's The Times Monday, Nov 10, 1930; pg. 14; Issue 45666; col E
32. Greenaway, Frank (2004) 'Mond family (per. 1867–1973)', Oxford Dictionary of National Biography, Oxford University Press. Retrieved on 9 March 2007.