Mineworkers Collection

Bolsover Miners
Miners from the Bolsover branch of the National Union of Mineworkers, Derbyshire, collect money for the strike fund Date: May 1984

Dennis Skinner, Labour MP for Bolsover, Derbyshire
Dennis Edward Skinner (b 1932), Labour politician, MP for Bolsover since 1970. Well known for his outspoken remarks in parliament, for which he has been suspended more than ten times

Coal arriving at Orgreave
Pickets and police look on as coal is brought into the British Steel coking plant at Orgreave, South Yorkshire during the Coal miners strike

Yorkshire N. U. M. leaders
Leaders of the Yorkshire National Union of Mineworkers, including Arthur Scargill, support a demonstration calling for early retirement for all their members

Miners wives rally 1984
Arthur Scargill, President of the National Union of Mineworkers, speaks to a large audience of miners, their wives and families

Glenys Kinnock, wife of the then Labour Party leader Neil Kinnock, speaks at a rally for women against pit closures during the miners strike of 1984 - 1985

Maerdy Lodge miners
Marching behind the banner of the Maerdy Lodge branch of the National Union of Mineworkers, miners from the Maerdy colliery, South Wales, return to work following the end of the long miners strike

Welsh miners wives banner
Welsh miners wives hold up their banner on a demonstration during the national miners strike of 1984 - 85. The banner reads

Scottish miners demonstration
Scottish miners, their wives and children on a demonstration during the 1984-85 miners strike Date: 1984

Derbyshire miners march 1984
A march by the Derbyshire area branch of the National Union of Mineworkers during the 1984 - 85 miners strike. Amongst the marchers at the head of the procession is Labour MP Tony Benn Date

Food donation for striking miners
A T.U.C. (Trades Union Congress)centre acts as a food donation collecting point during the miners strike of 1984-85. The long strike meant that miners families endured financial hardship

Demonstration in support of miners 1984
A demonstration in support of the miners during the strike of 1984 - 85 Date: 1984

Supporting Miners strike 1984
Speakers in support of the Mineworkers strike of 1984, in front of a banner of the Cortonwood branch of the National Union of Mineworkers

Miners ballot October 1982
A group of Yorkshire miners support the motion to strike over pay and pit closures in October 1982. They were in the minority as 61% of miners nationally voted against. and strike action was avoided

Doncaster Miners Gala 1986
Part of the parade at the 99th Doncaster Miners Gala, organised by the Yorkshire branch of the National Union of Mineworkers. The Barnsley Miners Wives Action Group march with their banner

N. U. M. leaders 1984
National Union of Mineworkers leaders confer during the T.U.C. (Trades Union Congress) conference in Brighton. From left, Peter Heathfield (general secretary); Mick McGahey (vice president)

Nottinghamshire Miners
A group of Nottinghamshire miners leave the pithead after completing their shift Date: January 1974

Arthur Scargill and miners leaders
Arthur Scargill, President of the National Union of Mineworkers, and other miners leaders, including Vice-President Mick McGahey (at the back right)

Yorkshire miners demand pay rise
Yorkshire miners outside the headquarters of the National Union of Mineworkers demand a pay rise Date: 1974

Tony Benn, Joe Gormley and Sir Derek Ezra
Tony Benn, Energy Secretary in the Labour Government, at a news conference in London. On the left is Joe Gormley, president of the National Union of Mineworkers, and on the right is Sir Derek Ezra

Mick McGahey
Michael Mick McGahey (1925 - 1999), at the offices of the National Coal Board. The Scottish miners leader and member of the Communist party was Vice-President of the National Union of Mineworkers

N. U. M. leaders
Leaders of the National Union of Mineworkers attend the National Energy Conference in London. From left, Mick McGahey, Vice-president; Lawrence Daly, General Secretary; Joe Gormley

N. U. M. Conference 1980
The platform at the National Union of Mineworkers Conference in 1980. On the right is Joe Gormley, President of the Union, and on the left his Vice-President, Mick McGahey. Date: 1980

Yorkshire miners protest
A group of Yorkshire mineworkers protest against pit closures, the import of foreign oil, and levels of pay. Date: February 1966

Advertisement for Miners
An advertisement placed in a local newspaper by the National Union of Mineworkers, Derbyshire area, seeking miners for underground work. Date: December 1973

Kinneil Mineworkers protest
Workers protest against the proposed closure of Kinneil Pit, Bo'ness, Scotland. Their efforts were in vain as the colliery was closed in 1983 Date: December 1982

Bilston Glen Pipe Band March Banner National
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Mick McGahey with Arthur Scargill, trade unionists
Mick McGahey (1925-1999), Scottish miners leader, trade unionist and lifelong communist, with Arthur Scargill (b 1938), miners leader and trade unionist

Mick McGahey with Arthur Scargill and Peter Heathfield
Mick McGahey (1925-1999), Scottish miners leader, trade unionist and lifelong communist, with Arthur Scargill (b 1938), miners leader and trade unionist, and Peter Heathfield (1929-2010)

Mick McGahey, trade unionist and communist
Mick McGahey (1925-1999), Scottish miners leader, NUM trade unionist and lifelong communist. Seen here around the time of the 1980s miners strike. Date: circa 1980s

Mick McGahey with Arthur Scargill, trade union leaders
Mick McGahey (1925-1999), Scottish miners leader, trade unionist and lifelong communist, with Arthur Scargill (b 1938), miners leader and trade unionist

Work at a coal mine 1878
Work at a coal mine, low travelling and holding the bottom coal. Date: 1878

Mining colliery - National Union Miners
Mineworkers Defence Committee pamphlet cover illustration: Black dragon : mineworkers defence committee edited by Ken Livingstone Date: 1985

Breakaway from coal strike 1926
After more than a week on general strike, there was a strong movement that began with the coal-miners of the Midlands to break-away from the strike abd return to work

Coal strike: movements towards an offical settlement 1926
Fillings in many of collieries was that the Genaral strike was coming to the end; a flow of men returning back to work steadily increased

South Africa - De Beers Compound, Kimberley
De Beers Compound, Kimberley, near Bloemfontein, Frances Baard, Northern Cape, South Africa. Showing mineworkers Date: 1900s

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