This article is about the particular significance of the year 1947 to Wales and its people.

1947
in
Wales
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See also:List of years in Wales
Timeline of Welsh history
1947 in
The United Kingdom
Scotland
Elsewhere

Incumbents

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Events

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Arts and literature

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Awards

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  • National Eisteddfod of Wales (held in Colwyn Bay)
  • National Eisteddfod of Wales: Chair - John Tudor Jones (John Eilian), "Maelgwn Gwynedd"[12]
  • National Eisteddfod of Wales: Crown - Griffith John Roberts, "Glyn y Groes"[13]
  • National Eisteddfod of Wales: Prose Medal - withheld[14]

New books

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English language

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Welsh language

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Music

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Film

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  • Cymru a Chynilo, A 7-minute public information about Post Office Savings is made in English and Welsh, narrated by Hugh Griffith.[20]

Broadcasting

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Sport

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Births

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Deaths

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See also

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References

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  4. ^ A.R. Griffin (8 August 2005). Mining in the East Midlands 1550-1947. Routledge. p. 358. ISBN 978-1-135-78178-1.
  5. ^ Milner, John (2008). Slates from Glyn Ceiriog. Ceiriog Press. p. 151. ISBN 978-1-900622-11-0.
  6. ^ Hugh Conway-Jones (15 October 2009). The Gloucester and Sharpness Canal. Amberley Publishing Limited. p. 206. ISBN 978-1-4456-2580-5.
  7. ^ The London Gazette. H.M. Stationery Office. 1947. p. 3206.
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  10. ^ John Davies (1994). Broadcasting and the BBC in Wales. University of Wales Press. p. 153. ISBN 978-0-7083-1273-5.
  11. ^ "Llangollen International Eisteddfod - How it Started". Llangollen International Musical Eisteddfod. Archived from the original on 2017-08-24. Retrieved 2012-05-08.
  12. ^ "Winners of the Chair". National Eisteddfod of Wales. 17 November 2019.
  13. ^ "Winners of the Crown". National Eisteddfod of Wales. 17 November 2019.
  14. ^ "Winners of the Prose Medal". National Eisteddfod of Wales. Retrieved 7 November 2019.
  15. ^ Keri Edwards; Welsh Arts Council (1974). Jack Jones. University of Wales Press [for] the Welsh Arts Council. p. 25.
  16. ^ The Reader's Index and Guide. 1946.
  17. ^ H. P. R. Finberg; Joan Thirsk (1967). The Agrarian History of England and Wales. Cambridge University Press. p. 141. ISBN 978-0-521-06617-4.
  18. ^ National Library of Wales (1944). Bibliotheca celtica. The Library. p. 210.
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  20. ^ "Cymru a Chynilo". BFI. Retrieved 29 May 2024.
  21. ^ Asa Briggs (1995). The History of Broadcasting in the United Kingdom: Volume IV: Sound and Vision. OUP Oxford. p. 106. ISBN 978-0-19-212967-3.
  22. ^ "Bleddyn Williams". The Telegraph. 8 July 2009. Retrieved 7 January 2019.
  23. ^ Dan Matovina (2000). Without You: The Tragic Story of Badfinger. Frances Glover Books. p. 1. ISBN 978-0-9657122-2-4.
  24. ^ Film Review. Orpheus Pub. 2001. p. 90.
  25. ^ Britannica Concise Encyclopedia. Encyclopaedia Britannica. 2006. p. 599. ISBN 9781593394929.
  26. ^ Barbara Cartland (1997). Diana: A Commemorative Biography, 1961-1997. Commonwealth Publications, Incorporated. p. 255. ISBN 978-1-55197-846-8.
  27. ^ Graeme Gillespie (6 January 2012). "Obituary - Clive Shell". Welsh Rugby Union. Retrieved 7 January 2019.
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