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1961 National Eisteddfod, Rhosllannerchrugog

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26 negatives : b&w. 1951 National Eisteddfod, Rhosllannerchrugog.

Images 1 - 3: The three judges of the Prose Medal competition (not awarded at Rhosllanerchrugog) are (from left to right): Mr Islwyn Ffowc Elis; Dr Kate Roberts and Mr John Gwilym Jones.
Image 4: The Prose Medal judges (from left to right), Mr John Gwilym Jones, Mr Islwyn Ffowc Elis and Dr Kate Roberts.
Image 5: Singing competitors.
Image 6: On the left, Theresa Hahn, 13 years old, a refugee, adopted by Crwys Street Sunday School, Cardiff. They paid for her to come over to Wales for three months' holidays.
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Images 9 - 11: Some members of the Eisteddfod Council at the meeting where the location of the 1963 National Eisteddfod location was decided.
Images 12 - 13: One of the representatives who was inviting the National Eisteddfod in 1963.
Image 14: The Rev. G T Roberts, Aberconwy vicar and chrowned bard, putting forward Llandudno's application for hosting the Eisteddfod in 1963 before members of the Eisteddfod Council.
Image 15: Llandudno representatives at the Eisteddfod Council meeting.
Images 16 - 20: Members of the Eisteddfod Council meeting to decide on the location of the National Eisteddfod in 1963.
Images 21 - 23: Members of the Gorsedd getting ready for the Gorsedd ceremony at Ponciau Primary School, on Tuesday morning.
Images 24 - 26: Gorsedd Ceremony at Ponciau Primary School, on the Tuesday morning of the Eisteddfod; in the front, Cynan, the Vice-Archdruid, and seen behind him is Dilwyn Miles, Keeper of the Sword, Archdruid Trefin, William Morris and Crwys.

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