Miners strike - Violence at Silverwood colliery

Title

Miners strike - Violence at Silverwood colliery

Genre

Interview

TX Date

8 Aug 1984

Year of production

1984

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Duration

00:01:54

Description

National Coal Board spokesman, Wesley Birtles, interviewed on the violence at the Silverwood Colliery in South Yorkshire during the miners’ strike and violence at Harworth Colliery and Coal Board headquarters in Doncaster. Male interviewer not identified.

Contributors

Wesley Birtles

Keywords

Damage; Strikes; Labour disputes; Violence; Yorkshire; NUM; Coal miners; NCB; Coal Strike (1984-1985); Arrests; Strikes (events); Silverwood Colliery; Harworth Colliery

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