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Banner, Miners Support
1984, Banner
Banner, Miners Support
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Item no
22386
Title
Banner, Miners Support
Description
White cotton banner with screen printed design
on one side. EDINBURGH TRADES
COUNCIL MINERS SUPPORT COMMITTEE;on the left, pit winding gear. In hand drawn letters, NO VICTIMISATION; signed STEVE up the left hand side
Date
1984
Size
H164cm xW200cm
Type
Banner
Location
The People's Story
Accession number
HH5795/98
Made for use during the 1984-5 Miners' Strike, by the Edinburgh Trades Council, Miners' Support Committee. It was carried at picket lines and on marches and rallies.The members of the National Union of Mineworkers went on strike in 1984-5 against the government's programme of pit closures. The strike lasted nearly a year.
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