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COAL MINING EMPLOYMENT TRAILER

Coal Mining Employment Trailer (1947)

Great film to encourage men to take up jobs in the newly...

MINERS VOTE  aka MINERS STRIKE BALLOT PAPER

Miners Vote AKA Miners Strike Ballot Paper (1920)

A ballot paper given to its members by the...

FEELING THE PINCH

Feeling The Pinch (1921)

We are shown various effects of the coal strike including coal rationing and...

GETTING BACK TO WORK

Getting Back To Work (1921)

The miners strike is settled and we see the mines being prepared for work...

136 MINERS KILLED

136 Miners Killed (1925)

The flag at a Ruhr coalmine is flown at half mast in memory of 136 miners...

BELGIUM - COAL STRIKERS RIOT

Belgium - Coal Strikers Riot (1959)

Mine strikers in Belgium gather at idle pit-head for meeting.

FRENCH MINERS STRIKE CONTINUES

French Miners Strike Continues (1963)

French miners continuing their strike.

 

 

 MINERS STRIKE - BETTESHANGER - KENT

Miners Strike - Betteshanger - Kent (1970-1979)

Deserted Betteshanger Colliery during miners' strike.

IDLE PIT HEADS DURING MINERS STRIKE

Idle Pit Heads During Miners Strike (1965)

Miners strike in Abercynon, Wales.

SHINWELL WITH MINERS

Shinwell With Miners (1946)

Emanuel Shinwell addressing miners in colliery - probably on nationalisation...

NEW

New "Battle Of Arras" (1933)

Miners in France parade against unemployment and poor conditions.

WHILE THE MINES ARE IDLE

While The Mines Are Idle (1921)

During the coal strike the miners race and show their pit ponies to win...

WALES

Wales (1946)

Miners' representatives listen to an address by Fuel Minister Emanuel Shinwell. Cardiff.

COAL CRISIS

Coal Crisis (1920)

Welsh miners cast their votes in a strike ballot, they are demanding a reduction in...

MINERS DRAMATIC RESCUE

Miners Dramatic Rescue (1964)

Workers are rescued after collapse of roof in French limestone mine.

SHINWELL IN WALES

Shinwell In Wales (1946)

Miners' representatives listen to an address by Fuel Minister Emanuel Shinwell....

MINERS BIG DAY

Miners Big Day (1935)

Large parade and speeches at the traditional Durham miners' gala.

MAURICE THOREZ SPEAKS TO MINERS: FRANCE

Maurice Thorez Speaks To Miners: France (1947)

French Communist leader Maurice Thorez addresses...

MINING DISASTER CZECHOSLOVAKIA

Mining Disaster Czechoslovakia (1946)

52 miners killed in Kohinoor mine, near Most. Czechoslovakia.

5 MINUTE TOWN STRIKE

5 Minute Town Strike (1948)

Workers stop for 5 minutes to state their demands. Czechoslovakia.

FRANCE COAL STRIKE

France Coal Strike (1948)

Strike in coal mines of the North of France.

FRENCH MINERS MARCH ON PARIS

French Miners March On Paris (1963)

French miners demonstrating through Paris streets.

ABERFAN

Aberfan (1967)

Various footage from Aberfan one year on after the mining disaster.

TERRIBLE MINE DISASTER

Terrible Mine Disaster (1925)

Men gather at coalmine in Scotswood to try and rescue 38 men trapped...

COAL PEACE

Coal Peace (1925)

The Government, mine owners and leaders settle coal dispute after continuous...

COAL CRISIS

Coal Crisis (1920)

London kids collect up every last scrap of coal while Miners' wives protest against...

BOOKING OFFICE IN PUB aka BOOKING OFFICE IN INN or STRANGE BOOKING OFFICE issue...

Booking Office In Pub AKA Booking Office In Inn Or Strange Booking Office Issue... (1937)

GWR...

DRIVE FOR COAL - GOVERNMENT CHIEFS VISIT DURHAM MINERS

Drive For Coal - Government Chiefs Visit Durham Miners (1947)

Government Ministers arrive at...

LA GREVE DES MINEURS aka BELGIAN GENERAL STRIKE

La Greve Des Mineurs AKA Belgian General Strike (1930-1939)

A General strike led by the miners brings...

TRAILER - DON'T GO DOWN THE MINE

Trailer - Don't Go Down The Mine (1946)

Great trailer film to encourage men to take up jobs in the...

MAURICE THOREZ SPEAKS TO MINERS: FRANCE

Maurice Thorez Speaks To Miners: France (1947)

Demonstration by miners in Henin-Lietard, France.

APPEAL NOT TO WASTE COAL

Appeal Not To Waste Coal (1948)

Emanuel Shinwell appeals to people to avoid wasting coal.

SPEECH ON NATIONALISATION OF COAL

Speech On Nationalisation Of Coal (1946)

Emanuel Shinwell makes speech about Nationalisation of Coal...

DURHAM MINERS GALA

Durham Miners Gala (1947)

Ernest Bevin and Herbert Morrison address the mass gathering in Durham.

MINERS DEMONSTRATION AT THE GRAND COMBE AGAINST HANDING OVER RELIGIOUS SCHOOLS...

Miners Demonstration At The Grand Combe Against Handing Over Religious Schools... (1949)

Miners,...

EASSINGTON COLLIERY DISASTER.

Eassington Colliery Disaster. (1951)

Police attend site of Colliery disaster

FRENCH MINERS MARCHING

French Miners Marching (1963)

French miners on the march throughout the country.

DOUBLE DISASTER IN JAPAN

Double Disaster In Japan (1963)

A mine explosion and a railway crash happen within hours of each other...

FRENCH COAL STRIKE

French Coal Strike (1948)

French miners on strike rioting at St. Etienne.

FUNERAL PROCESSION MEN IN UNIFORM

Funeral Procession Men In Uniform (1910-1919)

Footage of funeral procession and miners at work in coal...

SHINWELL WITH THE MINERS

Shinwell With The Miners (1945)

Emanuel Shinwell meets miners and families.

MINE DISASTER IN SAARBRUCKEN

Mine Disaster In Saarbrucken (1962)

Mine disaster in Saarbrucken, West Germany.

UNDERGROUND ARMY MINERS

Underground Army Miners (1947)

Miners needed to increase demands on workforce

AUSTRALIAN STRIKE

Australian Strike (1949)

Communist leaders are arrested for causing miner's strike, which cripples...

KING COAL TAKES TOLL

King Coal Takes Toll (1925)

The injured are treated and bodies recovered after gas explosion in coal...

KING COAL TAKES TOLL TINTED

King Coal Takes Toll Tinted (1925)

Yellow tinted version of the rescue attempts at a coalmine after a...

THE TRAGEDY OF 'BITTER HEART'

The Tragedy Of 'bitter Heart' (1956)

Funeral of the victims of Bitter Heart mine disaster.

POPE PAUL IS CROWNED

Pope Paul Is Crowned (1963)

New Pope Paul VI is crowned in front of crowd at St. Peter's Square, Rome.

DE GAULLE

De Gaulle (1949)

Charles De Gaulle laying wreathes and giving speeches in Lille and Valenciennes.

POLISH MINERS CHARTER

Polish Miners Charter (1947)

President Bierut announces Polish Miners Charter. Sosnowiec, Poland.