National Union of Mineworkers (Great Britain) - Landmark Events

Landmark Events

  • National Miners' Strike, 1912
  • Formation of the Triple Alliance, 1914
  • Strikes in South Wales, 1915
  • Black Friday, 1921
  • The General Strike, 1926
  • Great Depression in the United Kingdom 1930s
  • Second World War
  • UK miners' strike (1972)
  • The Miners' strike, 1984–85

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