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World War Two and Wales 736q4q

What was it like to live through the Second World War in Wales? From taking in evacuees, to the increased production of the coal mines, life was to change for many people.

Bombed out BBC Swansea studio

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Swansea blitz 1941

Children listening to the radio in 1939

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When war broke out

Evacuees with gas masks

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London children evacuees preparing to leave the capital

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Bomb scene

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Factory worker

Women in wartime 3a2n6r

Bevin Boys at the Prince of Wales Colliery, Pontefract

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