Durham Rally 1984

From the collection of

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Durham Rally 1984

North East Film Archive
Durham
1984-07-14
Sound

Arthur Scargill continues his speak at the Durham Rally, appealing to miners not already in the strike to join the 'winning side.'

Conclusions of the speech of Arthur Scargill at the Durham Miners' Rally, attacking the Nottinghamshire Miners for continuing to work during the 1984 pit strike, appealing for the working miners to join the 'winning side' in the dispute and stating the right of the leaders to demand loyalty and commitment from the rank and file; with an interview with a group of miners' families from Cortonwood (Yorkshire) talking about the origins of the strike and the struggle at Cortonwood.

Miners' Strike in the North East

The 1984-85 Miners' Strike seen from the point-of-view of both men and women fighting together to protect a way of life.

These unseen films, produced and collected by Gateshead-based independent production company Trade Films, look at the fight of the miners during and shortly after the 1984-85 Miners' Strike. While many focus on the traditional male-orientated side of the dispute, several take a different approach by focusing their attention on the wives, mothers and daughters of miners, who fought just as hard as the men to protect jobs and a way of life. Trade Films was founded in 1982, and specialised in political documentaries and TV productions with an emphasis on industry in the North East and the trade union movement.

28 videos in this collection

Ann Lilburn

Whittle Colliery
1984-10-11

Arthur Scargill

Sheffield
1984-11-21

I Have Never Done Anything Like This Before (Tape 1)

Boldon Colliery
1984

I Have Never Done Anything Like This Before (Tape 2)

Westminster
1984

Joan Barnes and Friends [Easington Free Café - Durham]

Easington
1984

Westoe N.U.M. March Back

Westoe
1984

NEEB Demo

Sunderland
1984-07-01

NEEB Demo

Sunderland
1984-07-01

NEEB Demo

Gateshead
1984-07-01

NEEB Demo

Gateshead
1984-07-01

NEEB Demo

Gateshead
1984-07-01