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  1. Britain Imports Coal

    Date released
    31 Jul 1947
    Series name
    British Paramount News
    Issue no
    1713
    NoS ID
    040645
    Story no
    6 / 7
    Extras
    1 assignment sheet, 1 commentary sheet, 1 cameraman dope sheet, 1 ephemera, 1 shot list

    South Wales town of Swansea which before the war exported vast quantities of coal, receives 9,000 ton shipment from America. Meanwhile, women displaced persons arrive from Estonia and enter cotton industry,...

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  2. Joe Gormley on the coal industry (1979)

    Genre
    Speech

    NUM President Joe Gormley calling on the Government for financial assistance for the coal industry, and warning against short-term cheap coal imports from countries such as Australia into Britain and Europe....

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  3. Economy and coal in Britain (1979)

    Genre
    Interview

    An interview addressing the economic difficulties facing Britain, along with the coal miners’ strikes. Agreement is that British coal should be used, and not bought in cheaply from other countries....

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  4. Joe Gormley on the coal industry (1979)

    Genre
    News report; Speech

    Report on a speech by NUM President Joe Gormley (with excerpts) on the need to guarantee the energy supply for industries in Britain and Europe. Calling on the Government for financial assistance for the...

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  5. Frank Dobson on coal industry (1993)

    Genre
    Interview

    Interview with shadow Employment Secretary Frank Dobson on the future of coal mining in Britain as British Coal plans to shut a further 15 pits before privatisation. He says British Coal and the government...

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  6. Gormley on miners’ pay offer (1979)

    Genre
    Interview

    President of the NUM, Joe Gormley, states he is optimistic the miners will receive the right settlement, to get them over the next two years - difficult years, due to the government’s indecision as far as...

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  7. Miners strike - Scargill seeks Soviet support (1984)

    Genre
    Interview; News report

    Report on the visit of NUM leader Arthur Scargill to the Soviet Union embassy to persuade the Soviets to increase restriction on fuel imports to Britain and provide hardship funds during the miners’...

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