Miners strike - Nottingham mine closes

Title

Miners strike - Nottingham mine closes

Genre

News report; Interview

TX Date

Mar 1984

Year of production

1984

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Duration

00:01:49

Description

Report on the decision of workers at the Welbeck Colliery - the largest coal mine in Nottinghamshire - to join the pit strike after pressure from picketing Yorkshire miners. Includes interview with a picket. Female reporter not identified.

Contributors

None Identified

Keywords

Strikes; Labour disputes; Yorkshire; NUM; Coal miners; Coal mines; Coal Strike (1984-1985); Nottinghamshire; Strikes (events); Welbeck Colliery

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