Record

Ref No	MS 1611/B/9/37
Title	Saltley Gate Actuality 126 [Woolley Miners]
Level	File
Date	1974
Description	These transcripts are of recordings made in Woolley, Yorkshire on 08/01/1974. Working conditions at Woolley Colliery are discussed, and reference is made to pneumonicosis [a work induced respiratory disease affecting miners]. Perceived failings of the National Coal Board's management are noted. Feelings of miners' despondency about the outcome of 'Saltley Gate' are recorded, as is the euphoria felt by pickets as Birmingham factory workers marched to their support on 10/02/1972.
Extent	1
Format	Envelope
Access Status	Open
AdminHistory	This is the twenty eighth of a series of 35 envelopes of spare actuality material for this production. However, not all envelopes contained material at the time of cataloguing. This envelope is marked 'single and double'.
Language	English

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