Outside of Cardiff and Swansea, two other towns in the south Wales, Merthyr Tydfil and Aberdare, developed as newspaper publishing hubs in the mid- to late 19th century. Josiah Thomas Jones of Aberdare launched both "Y Gwron Cymreig" ("The Welsh Hero", 1854-60) and "The Aberdare Times" (1861-1902), while David Williams (Alaw Goch), Abraham Mason and William Williams (Carw Goch) also of Aberdare, published "Y Gwladgarwr" ("The Patriot", 1858-82). The most important of these newspapers was "Tarian y Gweithiwr" ("The Workers' Shield"), which had a strong Liberal-Labour bias and stood for workers' rights; this made it popular with the coal miners and tinplate workers of the region. Merthyr Tydfil in turn was home to "The Cardiff and Merthyr Guardian" (1832-74), "The Merthyr Star" (1859-1881), "Y Fellten" ("The Lightning Flash", 1868-76), and two Chartist publications "The Workman" and "Udgorn Cymru" ("The Trumpet of Wales").