1968 in Wales

This article is about the particular significance of the year 1968 to Wales and its people.

1968
in
Wales

Centuries:
  • 18th
  • 19th
  • 20th
  • 21st
Decades:
  • 1940s
  • 1950s
  • 1960s
  • 1970s
  • 1980s
See also:
1968 in
The United Kingdom
Ireland
Scotland

Incumbents

Events

  • 9 May – County borough and district elections take place, with the Labour Party losing its majority on Newport Borough Council after 16 years.[3]
  • September – In response to the news that Harold Wilson's government has proposed to use part of the disaster fund set up to help the people of Aberfan to meet the costs of removing the tip that caused the Aberfan disaster, Merthyr MP S. O. Davies says: "I have never known a prime minister to behave so disgracefully in all my 34 years in the House of Commons".[4]
  • October – Trawsfynydd nuclear power station, the only nuclear power station to be located in a national park, is opened.
  • November – In the referendum on the Sunday opening of public houses, the counties of Anglesey, Caernarfon, Cardigan, Carmarthen and Merioneth vote to stay "dry".
  • 17 December – Official opening of first phase of the Royal Mint's new Llantrisant plant.[5]
  • The Welsh Office acquires responsibility for historic monuments, and for the water supply in Wales.
  • The first bilingual (Welsh/English) postage stamp is issued, in recognition of the Prince of Wales's forthcoming investiture.[6]
  • Hugh Cudlipp becomes Chairman of the International Publishing Corporation.

Arts and literature

Awards

  • National Eisteddfod of Wales (held in Barry)
  • National Eisteddfod of Wales: Chair – Bryn Williams, "Awdl Foliant i'r Morwr"[11]
  • National Eisteddfod of Wales: Crown – Haydn Lewis, "Meini"[12]
  • National Eisteddfod of Wales: Prose Medal – Eigra Lewis Roberts, Y Drych Creulon[13]

New books

English language

Welsh language

Drama

  • Ewart AlexanderOmri's Burning[18]

Music

Film

Broadcasting

  • HTV takes over the commercial television franchise from TWW. Wynford Vaughan-Thomas, one of the founders of the new company, becomes Director of Programmes.

Welsh-language TV and radio

  • Helo Sut Dach Chi?, presented by Hywel Gwynfryn, is the first Welsh-language pop programme on radio.

English-language television

    Sport

    Births

    Deaths

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    See also

    References

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    2. Who was who. A. & C. Black. 1971. p. 728.
    3. "Labour hammered in S. Wales polls". South Wales Echo. 10 May 1968. p. 13.
    4. Griffiths, Robert (1983). S. O. Davies: A Socialist Faith. Llandysul, Dyfed: Gomer Press. pp. 278–79. ISBN 978-0-85088-887-4. (quoted from The Western Mail, 14 September 1968)
    5. Daily Mail Year Book. Associated Newspapers Groups, Limited. 1985.
    6. Great Britain. Parliament. House of Commons (1969). Parliamentary Debates (Hansard).: House of Commons Official report. H.M. Stationery Office.
    7. Richard Fawkes (1986). Welsh National Opera. Julia MacRae. ISBN 978-0-86203-184-8.
    8. Reference Wales. University of Wales Press. 1994. ISBN 978-0-7083-1234-6.
    9. Meic Stephens (April 1986). The Oxford companion to the literature of Wales. Oxford University Press. p. 153.
    10. "Première of the In His Own Write stage play". Beatles Bible. 18 June 1968. Retrieved 28 March 2020.
    11. "Winners of the Chair". National Eisteddfod of Wales. 17 November 2019.
    12. "Winners of the Crown". National Eisteddfod of Wales. 17 November 2019.
    13. "Winners of the Prose Medal". National Eisteddfod of Wales. Retrieved 28 March 2019.
    14. Meic Stephens (1998). Cydymaith i lenyddiaeth Cymru. University of Wales Press. p. 257. ISBN 978-0-7083-1383-1.
    15. Tim Woods (21 February 2008). Who's Who of Twentieth Century Novelists. Routledge. p. 184. ISBN 1-134-70991-9.
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    18. Meic Stephens (1998). Cydymaith i lenyddiaeth Cymru. University of Wales Press. p. 9. ISBN 978-0-7083-1383-1.
    19. Terence Pettigrew (1982). British Film Character Actors: Great Names and Memorable Moments. Rowman & Littlefield. p. 97. ISBN 978-0-7153-8270-7.
    20. "BBC Wales Sport Personality winners". BBC Sport. Retrieved 28 March 2020.
    21. James Coote (1968). Olympic Report 1968: Mexico & Grenoble. Hale. p. 8.
    22. "Who is Greg Davies?". Radio Times. Retrieved 17 February 2020.
    23. "Kylie Minogue – Biography". Hello!. Archived from the original on 27 January 2020. Retrieved 16 March 2020.
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    26. Valerie Passmore (2005). Dod's Parliamentary Companion: Guide to the General Election, 2005. Dod's Parliamentary Companion Limited. p. 322. ISBN 978-0-905702-57-5.
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    28. Hedd ab Emlyn. "THOMAS, LOUIE MYFANWY ('Jane Ann Jones'; 1908–1968), novelist". Dictionary of Welsh Biography. National Library of Wales. Retrieved 3 March 2019.
    29. Mary Auronwy James. "BERRY (family) (Lords Buckland, Camrose and Kemsley), industrialists and newspaper proprietors". Dictionary of Welsh Biography. National Library of Wales. Retrieved 3 March 2019.
    30. John Davies. "EDWARDS, NESS (1897–1968), trade unionist and Member of Parliament". Dictionary of Welsh Biography. National Library of Wales. Retrieved 3 March 2019.
    31. Gerallt Jones. "EVANS, WILLIAM ('Wil Ifan'; 1883–1968), minister (Congl.), poet and writer in Welsh and English". Dictionary of Welsh Biography. National Library of Wales. Retrieved 3 March 2019.
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    34. John Graham Jones. "GRENFELL, DAVID RHYS ('DAI') (1881–1968), Labour politician". Dictionary of Welsh Biography. National Library of Wales. Retrieved 3 March 2019.
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