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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