The Greatest Menace We Have Ever Known

Series

Series Name: Topical Budget

Issue

Issue No.

502-1

Date Released

7 Apr 1921

Stories in this Issue:

Story

Story No. within this Issue

4 / 4

Summary

[SUBTITLE]: "Opening scenes in the historic Coal War of 1921. While the mines were flooding miners watch Cardiff play Notts Forest. "Even the colliers have to search the slag heaps for fuel". "3,000 gallons a minute pouring in at Llwynpia, but 25 men have been permitted to pump". "Types of the Pit ponies which were left to drown in some of the Mines"." Scenes covering the coal strike.

Keywords

Labour relations

Credits:

Camera: Frank W. Purnell
Camera: Frederick Ling Wilson
Camera: John Hutchins

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