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Strikes

1912 Mar National Coal Strike – Premier’s Important Statement – Government Favour Minimum Wage.
1912 Mar Righteous Scenes at Cadeby – A Rumour Causes Big Demonstrations
1912 Mar Riotous Scenes at Cadeby – Good Work by Police – Ugly Rushes by 8000 Strong Crowd
1912 Mar Riotous Scenes at Cadeby – Police Baton Charge
1912 Mar The National Coal Strike – How the Local Firms Stand
1912 Mar The National Coal Strike – Situation at the Local Collieries
1919 Jul Coal Strike Local Situation – Industry Running Down. Mines Calm & Orderly
1919 Jul Coal Miner’s Strike – Mines Quickly Flooding.
1919 Aug Yorkshire Coal Strike – Definite Settlement. – Work Resumed on Monday
1919 Aug Yorkshire Coal Strike – 3rd Week of Dispute – Mass Meetings in District
1920 Oct The Datum Ballot – Heavy Adverse Vote
1920 Nov Coal Strike Ended- Work Resumed Yesterday
1921 Apr Federation Secretary’s Sombre Outlook – Appeal to Yorkshire Men – “A Great Sacrifice.”
1921 Apr The Triple Alliance. – Manifesto Gives Case for Stoppage.
1921 May Controversy at Goldthorpe – Y.M.A.  Officials Prevent Trouble
1921 May Mining Strike – Over 4 Million Unemployed
1921 May Strike in Seventh Week
1933 Jan Steel Props – Lightning Strike At Barnburgh – Order Disobeyed
1938 Apr Miners’ Strike at Barnborough – Some 2,000 Workers Affected
1938 Aug Traders Hit Dearne – District Pit Stoppages
1947 Sep Strike Now Costs 60,000 Tons of Coal Daily – 42 Pits and 50,000 Men Involved – Government May Intervene
1948 Nov Pit Strike Ends
1969 Oct Serious Effects of The Strike
1970 May Girls Out On Strike
1970 May Pay Grouse Brings Pickets Out In Force
1970 May Strikers from the C.W.S. Factory