Tondu (Welsh for black sward) is a small town near Bridgend in south Wales. Welsh redirects here, and this article describes the Welsh language. ... Bridgend (Welsh: Pen-y-bont ar Ogwr) is a town in the traditional county of Glamorgan and the main town in the county borough of Bridgend. ... National motto: Cymru am byth (Welsh: Wales for ever) Waless location within the UK Official languages English(100%), Welsh(20. ...

Tondu lies on the A4063 from Bridgend to Maesteg, and was established in the late 18th century as a mining village servicing the Parc Slip colliery. In later years, an iron works was also established, and in the 19th century, a brick works was constructed using the clay from the Carboniferous coal measures to make a variety of bricks, mostly for engineering. The brick works was eventually demolished in 1977. The association with the coal industry was also reflected in the large area office of the National Coal Board in the town and a centre for the Mines Rescue Service. Parc Slip colliery was opened by the Llynfi, Tondu and Ogmore Coal and Iron company, which becameNorth's Navigation Colliery Company Ltd. in 1899. On the day of the annual St. Mary Hill Fair, August 26, 1892, a huge explosion shook the mine; 112 men and boys died with 39 surviving, some remained trapped underground for a week before being rescued. Sixty women were widowed and 153 children left fatherless. The mine closed in 1904. A memorial to the disaster still stands consisting of 112 stones - one for every death. Much later, the coal seams were re-worked as part of the Parc Slip opencast coal mine. Maesteg is a town in the county borough of Bridgend, traditional county of Glamorgan, south Wales, lying in the Llynfi Valley. ... (17th century - 18th century - 19th century - more centuries) As a means of recording the passage of time, the 18th century refers to the century that lasted from 1701 through 1800. ... General Name, Symbol, Number iron, Fe, 26 Chemical series transition metal Group, Period, Block 8 (VIIIB), 4, d Density, Hardness 7874 kg/m3, 4. ... Alternative meaning: Nineteenth Century (periodical) (18th century — 19th century — 20th century — more centuries) As a means of recording the passage of time, the 19th century was that century which lasted from 1801-1900 in the sense of the Gregorian calendar. ... A weathered brick wall. ... Clay is a generic term for an aggregate of hydrous silicate particles less than 4 μm (micrometres) in diameter. ... The Carboniferous is a major division of the geologic timescale that extends from the end of the Devonian period, about 340 million years ago (mya), to the beginning of the Permian period, about 280 mya. ... 1977 was a common year starting on Saturday (the link is to a full 1977 calendar). ... The National Coal Board (NCB) was the nationalised British coal mining company. ... 1899 was a common year starting on Sunday (see link for calendar). ... August 26 is the 238th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (239th in leap years). ... 1892 was a leap year starting on Friday (see link for calendar). ... 1904 is a leap year starting on a Friday (link will take you to calendar). ... A memorial is an object served as a memory of something, usually a person (who has died) or an event. ...

The town was traversed by two railway lines, one of which was closed in the 1960s, the remaining line remains open and provides a service from Maesteg to Bridgend and Cardiff. 1960 was a leap year starting on Friday (link will take you to calendar). ... Cardiff (Welsh: Caerdydd, from caer, fort, and dydd, Aulus Didius) is the capital and largest city of Wales. ...

The River Llynfi flows alongside Tondu on its way to its confluence with the River Ogmore. The Llynfi at this point has had a history of severe pollution. Historically, the pollution started with the coal industry. The coal seams in this part of the south Wales valleys are quite wet and the coal itself is rich in pyrites and thus also rich in sulphur. Such mine waters have a very high burden of coal and rock solids and also contain heavy metals such as nickel, iron and copper in acidic solution. In the 20th century, with the introduction of coal washeries, the mine waters became very rich in fine rock solids. The river also takes away the sewage from Maesteg, originally as crude sewage and then later as treated sewage in a treatment plant that was severely overloaded for much of its life. The establishment of a large paper mill and a cosmetics factory in the 20th century only added to the pollution load. As a result, the people of Tondu became inured to a river in their presence which was visibly very polluted and even changed colour as different types of paper were manufactured at the paper mill, and which also smelled strangely: a mixture of perfumes from the cosmetics factory and sewage from Maesteg. The River Llynfi (Afon Llynfi in Welsh) is one of three main tributaries of the River Ogmore. ... The River Ogmore (Afon Ogwr in Welsh) is a river in South Wales popular with anglers. ... Pollution is the release of harmful environmental contaminants, or the substances so released. ... The mineral pyrite, or iron pyrite, is iron disulfide, FeS2. ... For the chemical element see: sulfur. ... General Name, Symbol, Number nickel, Ni, 28 Chemical series transition metals Group, Period, Block 10 , 4, d Density, Hardness 8908 kg/m³, 4. ... General Name, Symbol, Number iron, Fe, 26 Chemical series transition metal Group, Period, Block 8 (VIIIB), 4, d Density, Hardness 7874 kg/m3, 4. ... General Name, Symbol, Number copper, Cu, 29 Chemical series transition metals Group, Period, Block 11 , 4, d Density, Hardness 8920 kg/m3, 3. ... An acid (often represented by the generic formula AH) is typically a water-soluble, sour-tasting chemical compound. ... (19th century - 20th century - 21st century - more centuries) Decades: 1900s 1910s 1920s 1930s 1940s 1950s 1960s 1970s 1980s 1990s As a means of recording the passage of time, the 20th century was that century which lasted from 1901–2000 in the sense of the Gregorian calendar (1900–1999 in the... Maesteg is a town in the county borough of Bridgend, traditional county of Glamorgan, south Wales, lying in the Llynfi Valley. ... International Paper Company:kraft paper mill Georgetown, South Carolina When built, this mill was the largest in the world A paper mill is a factory devoted to making paper from wood pulp and other ingredients using a Fourdrinier Machine or similar apparatus. ... Closeup of a womans eye while wearing makeup Cosmetics or makeup are substances to enhance the beauty of the human body, apart from simple cleaning. ... (19th century - 20th century - 21st century - more centuries) Decades: 1900s 1910s 1920s 1930s 1940s 1950s 1960s 1970s 1980s 1990s As a means of recording the passage of time, the 20th century was that century which lasted from 1901–2000 in the sense of the Gregorian calendar (1900–1999 in the... Perfume is a mixture of fragrant essential oils and aroma compounds, a fixative, and alcohol used to give parts of the human body and sometimes other objects a long-lasting and pleasant smell. ... Sewage is domestic, municipal, or industrial liquid waste products. ...

Tondu is now rapidly becoming a dormitory suburb of Bridgend. It has lost its primary school and its identity as a separate small town is eroding away. Primary or elementary education is the first years of formal, structured education that occurs during childhood. ...