Miners strike - Funeral of David Wilkie, killed by pickets

Title

Miners strike - Funeral of David Wilkie, killed by pickets

Genre

News report; Speech

TX Date

Dec 1984

Year of production

1984

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Duration

00:02:50

Description

Report on the funeral of taxi driver, David Wilkie, who died when striking miners threw a concrete block from a bridge onto his car as he was driving a non-striking miner to work in Wales. In his formal address, the Right Reverend John Poole Hughes, Bishop of Llandaff talks about reconciliation. Female reporter not identified.

Contributors

John Poole Hughes

Keywords

Strikes; Labour disputes; Violence; Taxi drivers; Wales; Coal miners; Funerals; Coal Strike (1984-1985); Manslaughter; Church services; Strikes (events); David Wilkie

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