Strike
The beginning of the Miners Strike, during the 1st day 100 pits are closed down
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1984 in Great Britain — Page 2
Explore 338 historical events and records for Great Britain in 1984.
Historical records for Great Britain in 1984
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March
Strike
81 pits are out but 83 work normally
Strike
The National Coal Board says Britain has 23 million tons of coal in stock with another 24 million at the power stations
Strike
Union moderates call for a national strike ballot
Welsh Coalfield Strike
Miners in South Wales participated in the strike against coal closures and loss of jobs.
Defence Expenditure
Addresses Commons questions on defence expenditure.
Falkland Islands Defence
Addresses Commons questions concerning defence of the Falkland Islands.
Trident Programme
Addresses Commons questions concerning the Trident programme.
Bishop
Nominated as Bishop of Durham
MacGregor Seeks Legal Protection
The Coal Board resorted to courts as mass picketing affected access to some working collieries.
Mine Access Injunction
The Coal Board sought legal relief against some forms of mass picketing during the dispute.
NCB Picketing Litigation
NCB legal action sought to restrain forms of flying picketing around working pits.
Strike
The High Court orders miners leaders to stop backing roving pickets
Strike
Violent picketing shuts down more mines. 132 pits shut. Some 136,000 of Britain's 175,000 miners now on strike
Ollerton Picket Death
Miner David Jones died after an incident during picketing at Ollerton in Nottinghamshire.
Strike
the flying pickets outside Ollerton colliery
Strike
The Government dispatches 3,000 extra police to the Midlands
Strike
The Midlands, Northeast and Northwest miners vote against strike
Strike
The Midlands, Northeast and Northwest miners vote against strike
Nottinghamshire Police Roadblocks
Police deployments and roadblocks restricted the movement of flying pickets approaching Nottinghamshire collieries.
Strike
Some 8,000 police guard mines roadblocks across Midlands in the biggest police operation in a labor dispute since the 1926 general strike
Strike
Some 8,000 police guard mines roadblocks across Midlands in the biggest police operation in a labor dispute since the 1926 general strike
Death of John Winston Lennon
An opening ceremony is held for Strawberry Fields, an area in New York Citys Central Park dedicated to John Lennon
Strawberry Fields
An opening ceremony is held for Strawberry Fields, an area in New York Citys Central Park dedicated to John Lennon
Territorial Army Expansion
Announces a further phase of plans to expand and reorganise the Territorial Army.
Strike
The Kent NUM loses its case against the Government. The Kent NUM challenge the Governments right to turn away pickets
Strike
Sets up a special committee to deal with the Miners Strike
April
Strike
London demonstration in support of the miners
5.01 a.m. (The Pros And Cons Of Hitch Hiking)
Roger Waters releases his first solo single, "5.01 a.m. (The Pros And Cons Of Hitch Hiking)"
Zee
Rick Wright releases a self-titled album of his collaboration with Dave Harris, "Zee"
Strike
Scargill vetoes a national ballot on the miners strike
Strike
Scargill vetoes a national ballot on the miners strike
NUM Conference Rejects Ballot
Delegates at a special conference supported continuing action without a new national strike ballot.
Yorkshire Coal For Steel
Yorkshire NUM leader Jack Taylor helped arrange limited coal supplies for the steel industry.
Strike
The NUM Special Delegate Conference votes to reduce the majority needed for a strike
May
Nottinghamshire May Demonstration
Working miners in Nottinghamshire staged a protest asserting their right to continue working.
Strike
Rival groups of miners throw stones and hurl bricks at each other when 5,000 working miners stage a right-to-work march
Strike
Rival groups of miners throw stones and hurl bricks at each other when 5,000 working miners stage a right-to-work march
Strike
10,000 miners march through London to Parliament. Police arrest 110
Strike
The Opposition Labour Party accuses the Government of intervening directly to defeat the miners. The Government denies it interfere in any Coal Board settlement
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