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1898 in Wales

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This article is about the particular significance of the year 1898 to Wales and its people.

Contents

Incumbents

  • Prince of Wales — Albert Edward
  • Princess of Wales — Alexandra
  • Archdruid of the National Eisteddfod of Wales — Hwfa Môn

    • Events

  • 22 January — Newspaper Llais Llafur ("Labour Voice") is launched in Ystalyfera, and will continue to be published (under various titles) until 1971.
  • 1 April–1 September — Welsh coal strike fails to remove the sliding scale, linking wages to the price of coal.
  • 28 March–15 August — Plynlimon and Hafan Tramway runs regular market day passenger services.
  • 10 May — Mumbles Pier opened and Swansea and Mumbles Railway extended to it.
  • 24 October — South Wales Miners' Federation founded.
  • Peak year of slate production in Wales.
  • Opening of new docks at Barry and Port Talbot.
  • The first motor buses in Wales are introduced into excursion service at Llandudno.
  • Closure of the Abercynon to Merthyr Tydfil stretch of the Glamorganshire Canal.
  • The last stained glass window to be designed by Edward Burne-Jones is installed at St Deiniol's Church, Hawarden by Morris & Co.

    • Awards

    National Eisteddfod of Wales — held at Blaenau Ffestiniog

  • Chair — Robert Owen Hughes
  • Crown — Richard Roberts

    • New books

  • Beriah Gwynfe Evans — Dafydd Dafis
  • Daniel James (Gwyrosydd) — Aeron Awen Gwyrosydd

    • Sport

  • Football — The Welsh Cup is won by the "Druids" for the sixth time in its 20-year history
  • Rugby union
  • Senghenydd RFC and Ynysybwl RFC are founded.
  • February — The Welsh Rugby Union is readmitted into the International Football Rugby Board after the events of The Gould Affair and Wales can again play international rugby.
  • 19 March — Wales defeat Ireland 11–3 in a game played at Thomond Park, Limerick

    • Births

  • 10 February – Thomas Jones, Baron Maelor, politician (died 1984)
  • 20 April – Cliff Williams, Wales international rugby union player (died 1930)
  • 29 July – Dorothy Rees, politician (died 1987)
  • 29 August – Sydney Hinam, Wales international rugby union player (died 1982)
  • 24 September v Henry Arthur Evans, politician (died 1958)
  • 25 December – Islwyn Evans, Wales international rugby player (died 1974)
  • date unknown – William John Edwards, Cerdd Dant singer (died 1978)

    • Deaths

  • 17 June – Sir Edward Burne-Jones, artist, 64
  • 17 July – Arthur Guest, politician, 56
  • 6 September – Robert Jones, VC recipient, 41 (suicide)
  • 28 September – Thomas Gee, publisher, 83
  • 2 December – Michael D. Jones, Tad y Wladfa, founder of the Welsh settlement in Patagonia, 76
  • 17 December – William Norton, Wales international rugby player, 36

    • References

    1898 in Wales Wikipedia
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