Miners Strike

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
2225
Date Released
24 Jan 1972
Stories in this Issue:
  1. 1Pearce Commission
  2. 2One Million Unemployed
  3. 3Miners Strike
  4. 4Mersey Tunnel
  5. 5Highland Fling
  6. 6Sealand Hovercraft
  7. 7Pipesmoker

Story

Story No. within this Issue
3 / 7
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Miners Strike. DESCRIPTION: And so the miners strike goes on - pickets posted at all supply sources, miners and coal officials soon to meet. SHOTLIST: MS chimneys and rooftops. MS chimneys. MS pan excavator moving coal on tip. CU coal. MS sign West Drayton Coal Depot pan down to pickets talking to lorry driver. MS pickets, policemen in b/g. MS coal lorry arrives at picket line and pickets talk to driver. MS 2 policemen watching. CU sign Dirty & Dangerous Job, Take Home Money £15 A Week. MS another lorry arrives and pickets talk to driver. 5 MSs pan up from wheel to lorry going into yard, pan full sacks of coal stacked in yard, man bringing out full sacks and stacking them, pan lorry leaves with full load of coal. MS picket pouring himself cup of tea. CU fire in old oil drum.
Keywords
Mining; Labour relations
Locations
United Kingdom
Card file number
97836
Credits:
Commentator
Leonard Martin
Camera
Ray Gallard
Length of story (in feet)
110
Story extras:
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