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1888   Oct Miners Wages – Firm Attitude of The Men – Pits Set Down
1893   Aug Editorial – The Coal Strike.
1893   Aug The Great Strike
1893   Sep The Coal War – Ballotting on the Proposed Partial Resumption of Work.
1912   Mar National Coal Strike – Premier’s Important Statement – Government Favour Minimum Wage.
1912   Mar The National Coal Strike – How the Local Firms Stand
1912   Mar The National Coal Strike – Situation at the Local Collieries
1919   Jan Miners Pleased.
1919   Feb Trouble at Houghton Main – Notices or Reinstatement.
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 – 3rd Week of Dispute – Mass Meetings in District
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 Mining Strike – Over 4 Million Unemployed
1921   May Strike in Seventh Week
1922   Sep Houghton Main – Satisfactory Settlement after Dispute.
1929   Aug Houghton Main Dispute – Afternoon Shift Men Cease Work
1939   Nov Colliery Dispute
1939   Dec Sequel to Houghton Pit Stoppage – Summonses Adjourned
1942   Jun Stoppage at Houghton Main – Second Within a Week
1944   Apr South Yorkshire Coal Strike – Majority of Miners Still Out
1947   Sep Strike Costs 60,000 Tons of Coal Daily – 42 Pits & 50,000 Men Involved – Government May Intervene
1969   Oct Serious Effects of The Strike