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Mining Memories: When The Pits Closed 1970 to 1998


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My Dad Was A Miner

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David Jenkins leaves NACODS headquarters

The Bishop of Durham, the Rt Rev David Jenkins...

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Miner's Dispute/Picket

NUM (National Union of Miners) pickets watch as...

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Miners Mardy Colliery

NUM members after carrying out safety work at...

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Yorkshire Miners' Gala - Pontefract

Miners and their slogans on Pontefract racecourse,...

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British Politics - Strikes - The Miners Strike - Birmingham - 1972

General scenes at the Saltley Coke Depot in...

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British Politics - Strikes - The Miners Strike - Birmingham - 1972

General scenes at the Saltley Coke Depot in...

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The Miners Strike

On the picket line at Cortonwood Colliery near...

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A moment of cheer

A moment of cheer in beleagured industry as miners...

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Hatfield Colliery 1

Looming crisis in the coalfields of Yorkshire as...

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Hatfield Colliery 2

Looming crisis in the coalfields of Yorkshire as...

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Ellistown NCB Colliery

The Ellistown NCB Colliery in Leicestershire where...

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Miners' Strike

Eric Heffer (l), MP for Walton, Mick McGahey...

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Coal Mining - Redundant Miners - Chesterfield

Miner Chris Hague and wife Leslie at their home in...

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Miners Dispute

Women walk past Cortonwood Pit with banners flying...

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The Miners Strike

What could be their last cuppa.....last duty...

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The Miners Strike

Cortonwood Colliery entrance as a lorry makes its...

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Miners Strike

Miners Dispute: Miner Mr Monty Morgan, 54, (centre...

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The Miners Strike

One of several lines of policemen dividing the two...

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Nicholas Bland striking miner

Striking Nottinghamshire miner Nicholas Bland, of...

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Industry - Coal Mining - Linby Colliery - Nottinghamshire

Linby Colliery, Nottinghamshire, closed in 1988.

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Industry - Coal Mining - Mansfield Colliery - Nottinghamshire

Mansfield Colliery, Nottinghamshire, closed in...

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Industry - Coal Mining - Mansfield Colliery - Nottinghamshire

Mansfield Colliery, Nottinghamshire, closed in...

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Industry - Coal Mining - Blidworth Colliery - Nottinghamshire

Blidworth Colliery, Nottinghamshire, closed in...

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Industry - Coal Mining - Blidworth Colliery - Nottinghamshire

Blidworth Colliery, Nottinghamshire, closed in...

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Industry - Coal Mining - Blidworth Colliery - Nottinghamshire

Blidworth Colliery, Nottinghamshire, closed in...

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Industry - Coal Mining - Annesley Colliery - Nottinghamshire

Annesley Colliery, Nottinghamshire, closed in...

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Industry - Coal Mining - Clipstone Colliery - Nottinghamshire

Clipstone Colliery, Nottinghamshire, closed in...

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Coal Mining - Silverhill Colliery - Nottinghamshire

Miners exiting the pit on the day it was announced...

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Coal Mining - Ollerton Colliery - Nottinghamshire

Unemployed miner stood by the pit head at Ollerton...

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Ian MacGregor

National Coal Board Chairman, Mr Ian MacGregor,...

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Soccer - Nationwide League Division Three - Hartlepool United

Hartlepool United's Gustavo di Lello stands on the...

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Miners Dispute - Dover

Police officers struggle with a picket while...

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The Miners Dispute

Police and pickets clash near the Tilmanstone NCB...

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Miners' Dispute

Police clash with protesters during fresh scuffles...

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The Miners Dispute - Dover

Jack Collins, Secretary of the Kent NUM, uses a...

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The Miners Strike

Up to 20 striking miners were arrested as violence...

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Miner's Dispute - Dover

Violence flares on the picket line at Tilmanstone...

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Industry - Coal Mining - Bagworth Colliery - Leicestershire

Bagworth Colliery, Leicestershire, closed in 1991

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