Nottinghamshire Mansfield March
Miners and supporters demonstrated in Mansfield as local tensions over the strike deepened.
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1984 in Great Britain — Page 3
Explore 338 historical events and records for Great Britain in 1984.
Historical records for Great Britain in 1984
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May
1984 FA Cup Final Header
Andy Gray adds Everton’s second goal against Watford, sealing the club’s fourth FA Cup triumph under Howard Kendall.
FA Cup Final Opening Goal
Graeme Sharp scores Everton’s opening goal against Watford in the 1984 FA Cup final as the club secures a 2–0 victory.
Coal Board Talks Open
Board representatives met NUM officials in an effort to resolve the dispute over closures.
MacGregor Begins Union Talks
MacGregor's organisation entered discussions with NUM representatives about closure procedures.
NCB Talks With NUM
Coal Board and NUM officials held discussions over colliery closures and the criteria used to close pits.
Strike
Scargill insists pitts must close on the basis of exhaustion. Negotiations begin with the NUM
Strike
Negotiations begin with the NCB, Scargill says only exhausted pits should close
First Orgreave Mass Picket
Arthur Scargill backed the attempt by striking miners to disrupt coke deliveries from the Orgreave plant.
NUM Orgreave Picketing
Arthur Scargill supported mass picketing at Orgreave as miners attempted to disrupt coke movements.
Strike
Miners try to force the closure of the Sheffield steel plant & confront the police
Arrest of Arthur Scargill
Scargill arrested on Orgreave picket line
European Cup
Guides Liverpool to European Cup victory over Roma.
NUM Leader Arrested
Police arrested Arthur Scargill at Orgreave during picketing linked to the miners strike.
Scargill Arrest At Orgreave
Police arrested NUM president Arthur Scargill during a day of confrontation outside Orgreave.
Strike
Scargill arrested on Orgreave picket line
Manager
Ball resumes his managerial career iwith Portsmouth and was a huge success
The Pros And Cons Of Hitch Hiking
Roger Waters releases his first solo album, "The Pros And Cons Of Hitch Hiking"
June
Orgreave Police Deployment
Large police deployments confronted mass pickets near the coking plant during the strike.
NUM London Demonstration
Thousands of striking miners and supporters marched to Parliament to publicise their dispute.
Strike
10,000 miners march through London to Parliament. Police arrest 110. Opposition Labor Party accuses Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher's Conservatives of intervening directly to defeat miners. Government affirms it will not interfere in any Coal Board settlement with miners
Camouflage
Releases Camouflage, featuring production and guitar work from Jeff Beck.
NUM Orgreave Confrontation
Large numbers of police and miners clashed at Orgreave coking plant during mass picketing.
Orgreave Government Response
The clashes at Orgreave raised difficult questions for the government about policing and industrial relations.
Orgreave June Confrontation
Thousands of police officers and demonstrators confronted one another at Orgreave on 18 June.
Orgreave Mass Arrests
Police arrested dozens of pickets following clashes at Orgreave and prosecutors later pursued serious charges.
Orgreave Mounted Police Charges
Mounted police were deployed during the clashes at Orgreave and their conduct later attracted major scrutiny.
Orgreave Picket Injuries
The day of clashes at Orgreave left miners and police officers injured amid conflicting accounts of the violence.
Orgreave Scargill Injury
Arthur Scargill suffered an injury during the confrontation while differing explanations of its cause circulated.
Strike
The battle of Orgreave, 5,000 riot police took on 5,000 protestors, who pelted officers with bricks and stones
Strike
Scargill knocked unconscious in Orgreave violence. Police deny he was hit by a truncheon
Coal Board Strike Warning
Ian MacGregor warned that the stoppage might continue through the end of the year.
MacGregor Predicts Lengthy Strike
The Coal Board chief warned publicly that the dispute might last until December.
NCB Strike Forecast
The Board chairman said the miners industrial dispute could extend into winter.
July
Strike
Steel union leaders reject call for steel strike as 'completely unacceptable.'
July Peace Discussions
Representatives of the Coal Board and miners union entered further negotiations that did not produce agreement.
MacGregor July Negotiations
Coal Board and NUM representatives met again in July without resolving the central disagreement.
NCB Negotiations July
New talks began between the NCB and NUM but substantive disagreements remained unresolved.
NUM Peace Negotiations
NUM officials met the Coal Board as negotiations over pit closure policy resumed.
Strike
The TGWU begins a Dock Strike over breaches of the National Dock Labour Scheme
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