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Making food parcels, Florence Colliery in Longton 1984.

During the miner'ss trike of 1984 - 1985 striking workers received no pay or benefits and many families fell on hard times. People donated food to local collection points like this one at Florence colliery ...

Meeting at the Eagle Inn, Lane End - from the Enoch Wood Scrapbook

In 1831, a new Coal Miners' Union Society published a set of rules and orders. Both the union and its rules caused an uncomfortable stir amongst local coal masters. This notice was published by ...

Meeting to discuss the miner's strike. Victoria Hall, Stoke-on-Trent

On the 25th May 1984 Arthur Scargill made a speech to local miners at the Victoria Hall in Hanley, Stoke-on-Trent. As you can see from the photograph the meeting was very well attended and helped to boost ...

Miner outside the Power Group Office, Florence Colliery, Longton

This photograph, taken during the 1984/1985 miners strike, is of the Power Group office at Florence Colliery in Longton, Stoke-on-Trent. The Power Group was a branch of the National Union of Minerworkers ...

Miners returning to work, Hem Heath Colliery, Trentham

The miner's strike of the 1980's began to crumble in November 1984, eight months after it started. Many miners returned to work leaving a few hardcore strikers on the picket lines. Hem Heath Colliery ...

Miner's strike demonstration in Hanley, Stoke-on-Trent.

This protest began at Central Forest Park outside the city centre and marched into Hanley and down Stafford Street as shown in this photograph. The miner's strike saw many large demonstrations and protests ...

Miner's strike protests in Northern Ireland

During the 1984/1985 miner's strike many protestors travelled around the country to attend demonstrations and rallys. The North Staffordshire Miner's Wives Group was a particularly active support group ...

Picket line at Hem Heath Colliery, Trentham

During the 1984/1985 miner's strike some miners continued to work and faced crossing the picket lines every day. Workers had to face their collegues who were striking, and therefore not receiving a wage, ...

Protest march passing Lea Hall Colliery, Brereton

Many people in the community supported the miners strike of 1984/1985 and joined rallys and demonstrations. This march from Liverpool to London, here passing Lea Hall Colliery in Brereton, Rugeley. Over ...

Protest Rally at Central Forest Park, Stoke-on-Trent

This photograph shows miners and their supporters meeting at Hanley Forest Park before marching into the city centre during the miner's strike of 1984. The miners had supporters across the country and ...

Rules, Orders, Articles and Regulations Made and to be Observed by the Associated Coal Miners' Union Society in the County of Stafford - document from the Enoch Wood Scrapbook

During the 1830s, tensions ran high in the mining industry as colliery owners accused miners of "adminstering illegal oaths" and forming an early trade union. For this very offence, four Dorset labourers ...

The Coal Miners' Address to the Public - A notice from the Enoch Wood Scrapbook

So-called 'blackleg' labour has been a controversial feature of industrial tension for generations. Traitors When North Staffordshire's miners formed a trade union in the early 1830s, their masters ...

The Red Flag Anthem. Photographed by William Blake.

Lantern slide showing a page containing the lyrics to the song "The Red Flag" written by J. Connel. The song is a famous socialist anthem and one of many clues suggesting Blake's own ideological beliefs. ...

To the Coal Miners of the North Staffordshire District - A notice from the Enoch Wood Scrapbook

During 1831 tensions ran high in the North Staffordshire coal industry, as miners threatened to unite against their employers. At this time, early trade unions were barely recognised by employers. ...

To the Colliers in the Parishes of Wrexham and Rhuabon - Pamphlet from the Enoch Wood Scrapbook

The colliers of North Staffordshire were not the only mine workers to organise industrial action in 1831. Tensions also arose across England and in Wales, where this bilingual pamphlet was issued. "Violence, ...

To the Miners Lately Employed in the Pinnox Colliery - from the Enoch Wood Scrapbook

When trade unionists protested about wages or welfare, their employers rarely agreed whole-heartedly. In the Spring of 1831, a notice had appeared in which North Staffordshire miners campaigned for ...

Twenty Pounds Reward - A notice from the Enoch Wood Scrapbook

Goldenhill colliery owner Robert Williamson, writing from Longport, here finds himself at the centre of an industrial dispute. Combination Miners at his pit have formed a 'combination' in an effort ...

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