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Cortonwood in History

Browse historical events and people recorded at Cortonwood in Great Britain. The records below are rendered directly from the World History Database into this page's initial HTML.

2 records1 event labels2 people1984–1984

Historical events in Cortonwood

1984

1 March 1984
Strike
Arthur Scargill · National Union of Mineworkers

The NCB announce closure of Cortonwood in Yorkshire sparking off the Miners Strike

5 March 1984
Strike
Margaret Hilda Thatcher · Conservative Party Government

Cortonwood colliery strikes over closure plans

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