Kayser Bondor

Pentrebach & Dowlais, Merthyr Tydfil.

Ladies at Kayser Bondor (Dowlais) from the Hosiery and X-Ray Department - 1951/52

Top Row L-R:             Phylis Jones, Eirwen Smith, Morwyn Rogers & Vera Jones.

Middle Row L-R:        Mary Davies, Brenda Hughes, Myra Jones, Winnie Sullivan & Jean Carpenter.

Front Row L-R:          Margaret Griffiths, Mair Jones, Nora Sullivan & June Powell.

(Photograph Courtesy of David Saunders)

Kayser Bondor Open Day - 1953.

(Picture from the Merthyr Express)

Kayser Bondor - Christmas Party - 1953ish.

Top Row L-R:              ?, ?, ?, ?, ?, Alan George (With Dickie Bow)

Middle Row L-R:         ?, ?, ?.

Front Row L-R:            ?, Jennifer Winter, ?, ?, ? Walsh.

(Photograph Courtesy of Bill Winter)

Coach Tour to Bilbao, Spain - Organised By Mr. Joe Arriaga (First Ever Coach Tour to Spain from Wales)

Pat Fearn tell us:

"Front Row: (Not going on trip Monica Marshall (kneeling) with Carmen Marshall (nee Arriaga) behind her. Pat Arriaga (kneeling)). with father Joe Arriaga (tour organiser) rest of front row and most of second and third rows were those travelling on the coach. First left , second row , Clem Barbara, M ?,?, Patro Arriaga (Joe's sister), Mayor of Merthyr with letter for Joe to give to Mayor of Bilbao, Mr. Mrs. Salva Vidal, ?, ?, Elisa Diaz at Carmen's shoulder (not going on trip).
The majority of the travellers were employees of Kayser Bondor and the trip was over 'factory fortnight' in July 1953. The remainder of the people in the photo had come to wave the intrepid travellers on their way!"
(Photograph Courtesy of Pat Fearn)

L-R:                 'Jock' McDougall, Tom Gibbon, Willy Moore, George Collins & Jim Southall

(Photograph Courtesy of Nigel Gibbon)

Kayser Bondor - Annual Dinner/Dance - 1956c at the Peter Pan Cafe

L-R:                 Mrs Norman Lewis, Mr Norman Lewis, Nurse Walters, Ivy Robinson, Mr Jim Southall, Mrs Jim Southall, Elvis & Tom Gibbon.

(Photograph Courtesy of Nigel Gibbon)

A Larger Group at the Annual Dinner/Dance - 1956c

(Photograph Courtesy of Nigel Gibbon)

Kayser Bondor (Dowlais) - 1968.

Lady standing in the centre is Averil Griffithes.

Connie Williams at work in Kayser Bondor, Dowlais - Surrounded by Company Directors

(Photograph Courtesy of Colin Williams)

Kayser Bondor - Date Unknown.

(Photograph Courtesy of John Jones)

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