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Post by andrew on Apr 23, 2012 22:49:20 GMT 1
Does anyone have photo's or memories of Conway's dairy from the 40's,50's or 60's or photo's of the gate's to Sterling's yard on the lower tram road ,around the same date's ,as my grandparent's lived in the house next to the step's going up to Fair view terrace and Dyke street
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Post by neilquattro on Sept 12, 2012 15:28:04 GMT 1
Hello Andrew my name is Neil Watkins I am the nephew of Vivian Conway the Managing Director of Conway's Dairies and the son of Anne Conway one of Frank Conway's children who was one of the founding Directors of Conway's...my Mum was born in Fairview Terrace and is now in her 70's and Vivian still lives in Merthyr and is almost 92...So if there is anything I can help you with please get in touch
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Post by mummu on Dec 15, 2012 14:50:19 GMT 1
Hello. I remember Conway's very well. Both my mother and grandfather delivered the milk from there. This was in the 40's. my mother had a little van {I think it was held together by string, being wartime}and delivered in the trharris area. there was no passenger seat and if I went with her sat on a crate. My grandfather had a horse and cart and he delivered in Penydarren. I used to go with him very often and new the round well. the horse was called Blackie and whendad finished working there he Blackie was was with another mikman across the road who also worked for Conway's. there is so much more toremember. P erhaps another time. Muriel Bathurst
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Post by mummu on May 12, 2013 11:43:14 GMT 1
If anyone has a photo of Conways horse and cart I would love to see it. Thank you .
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Post by mc1977 on Jul 16, 2013 20:00:27 GMT 1
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Post by twynjasper on Aug 16, 2013 9:31:56 GMT 1
My memory of Conways was in the late 60's still at School and on the weekend I would be loading up the milk floats with crates of milk / orange juice, this was over the river by the the old gas works as a casual worker, it was a very early start to get the milk out.
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Post by ken on Aug 17, 2013 8:23:56 GMT 1
Hi A guy in school with me work for Conways from the day he left school until the day he retired,his name was Colin [Titchy] Thomas to think he worked in all those seasons,I think he should ave gotten a medal when he left.
Ken
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Post by andrew on Nov 30, 2013 23:56:46 GMT 1
I was told grandfather worked for Conway's during the 50's and 60's it would be good to know if anyone had pictures of him during this time , his name was Ieuan Griffith if anyone may have them could you be so kind as to get in touch .
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Post by rogevans on Sept 4, 2018 23:42:17 GMT 1
My grandparents ran the fish and chip shop on the corner of Lower Hight Street and Court Street which I believe was next door to Conway’s.
This was in 30’s- 50’s. Grandfather (David Evans) and my grandmother (Ellen Evans (nee Beer)
I was just wondering if anyone remember my grandparents and their business, as I have no photos from this time.
Thanks Roger Evans
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Post by steffan on Sept 10, 2018 10:08:08 GMT 1
As a young boy I worked on a Conway's milk float in the evenings and on weekends with a Milkman called Gerald (don't remember is surname but he wore specs) from Dowlais, loading and unloading at the dairy by the gas works near Abercanaid. I remember getting bitten a few times too and the owners on the Gurnos fobbing me off with threepence, one in particular in Oak road ran out from the house after I'd put the milk on the door step and bit me on the backside and it had no teeth but still hurt..I also recall the Conway's milk vending machine at the bottom of town near snows garage, usually didn't have money to put in it though :-)
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