1930 in Wales

See also 1929 in Wales, other events of 1930, 1931 in Wales and the list of years in Wales.

Incumbents

• Prince of Wales - Edward, Prince of Wales, son of King George V of the United Kingdom
• Princess of Wales - vacant
• Archbishop of Wales - Alfred George Edwards

Events

• The South Wales Daily Post is launched in Swansea.
• The Crumlin branch of the Monmouthshire Canal is closed.
• The Three Valleys Festival is launched.
• The first youth hostel in the UK is opened at Pennant Hall in the Conwy valley.

Arts and literature

• The first Welsh Books Festival is held in Cardiff.

Awards

• National Eisteddfod of Wales (held in Llanelli)

• National Eisteddfod of Wales: Chair - David Emrys James
• National Eisteddfod of Wales: Crown - William Jones

New books

• Saunders Lewis - Monica
• Kenneth Morris - Book of the Three Dragons
• Hilda Vaughan - Her Father's House

Music

Film

Broadcasting

Sports

• Cricket - Maurice Turnbull is the first Welsh player to be capped for England.

Births

• April 7 - Cliff Morgan, rugby player and television presenter
• July 14 - R.H. Williams, rugby player
• August 28 - Windsor Davies, actor
• October 14 - Alan Williams, politician

Deaths

• May 1 - Richard Bell, politician
• date unknown
  • Mary Davies, singer
  • John Gwenogvryn Evans, palaeographer
  • Hugh Robert Jones, Nationalist leader
  • Silyn Roberts, author
  • Margaret Verney, educationist

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