Coal Strike

Series

Series Name

British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.

2223A

Date Released

13 Jan 1972

Stories in this Issue:

1. 1Sheikh Mujibur Rahman
2. 2Queen Elizabeth Fire
3. 3Coal Strike
4. 4Miss Mini Uk
5. 5Malta Evacuation

Story

Story No. within this Issue

3 / 5

Summary

MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Coal Strike. DESCRIPTION: First National strike since 1926. Consequences could be disastrous for the country - a lot worse for the miner in these economically bad times. SHOTLIST: Zoom out to GV colliery pit head. Pan sign Wooley Colliery to GV mine. Pan down pithead lifting gear stationary. Pan sign Barnsley National Coal Board Area HQ to miners on street corner. Pan houses to empty street. MS men stand in doorway of house. CU & MS boy and woman ditto. MS men drink in doorway of pub. GV empty street. Pan mine area. Pan empty truck to mine. GV mine area.

Keywords

Mining; Labour relations

Locations

United Kingdom

Card file number

97801

Credits:

Commentator

Leonard Martin

Camera

P. Simmon

Length of story (in feet)

101

Story extras:

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