RefNoSY425/A/8410/3
TitleTape 3
DescriptionBand 1. Miners' strike, 1984. A review of the events up to 8 Oct 1984. Items covered include:
1) NCB Area Director hopes strike will be settled in 2nd week.
2) A miner from Askern predicted strike will be tough.
3) Police Federation spokesman saying police are handling strike well.
4) Arthur Scargill condemns police brutality.
5) Asst. Chief Constable says pickets are rioting.
6) Keith Barron MP condemns violence from police and from pickets.
7) Arthur Scargill says he was injured at Orgreave by a deliberate blow from a police riot shield.
8) 3 extracts describing events at Orgreave.
9) Anne Scargill describes how she got involved in strike.
10) Opposing views from miner's wife who supports back to work and a miner's wife who supports strike.
11) NCB spokesman says back to work in Doncaster will gather strenghth.
12) Interview with Silver Birch (Chris Butcher, Notts. miner) who is trying to organise a back to work movement.
13) Ian MacGregor rejects Stan Orme's peace proposals.
14) Miner demands a national ballot.
15) Spokesman for ETA says political extremists are intimidating union leaders into supporting strike.
16) Vicar of Brampton describes community;s reaction to closure of local pit.
17) Arthur Scargill abuses Ian MacGregor.
18) Keith Barron MP predicts that public distrust of police will last for years. Denied by Chief Constable of South Yorkshire.
19) Birthday song for Ian MacGregor.

Band 2. Miners' strike, 1984. Greater Manchester Police. Chief Constable wants Home Secretary to clarify role of Police Committee10 Oct 1984.

Band 2. Miners' strike, 1984. Arthur Scargill fined £1,000 for contempt of court 10 Oct 1984.

Band 2. Miners' strike, 1984. Miner who was beaten up the day before goes back to work 10 Oct 1984.

Band 3. Miners' strike, 1984. NUM. Fined £20,000 for contempt 10 Oct 1984.

Band 4. Miners' strike, 1984. Report on Arthur Scargill's fine for contempt of court. NUM. Report on it's fines. Assets could be sequestrated. Leader of Lancashire NUM gives his reaction, NUM will carry on 10 Oct 1984.

Band 5. Miners' strike, 1984. ACAS initiate new talks between NCB and NUM. Ian MacGregor present with Arthur Scargill 11 Oct 1984.

Band 5. Miners' strike, 1984. Denby Grange Colliery. 1,000 pickets. Four men go into work 11 Oct 1984.

Band 5. Miners' strike, 1984. NACODS. Agree to do maintenance work at Wearmouth Colliery 11 Oct 1984.

Band 5. Miners' strike, 1984. Markham Main Colliery. Arrests. 22 men go into work 11 Oct 1984.

Band 5. Miners' strike, 1984. Woolley Colliery. 100 pickets. 1 man goes into work 11 Oct 1984.

Band 6. Miners' strike, 1984. ACAS report on talks 11 Oct 1984.

Band 6. Miners' strike, 1984. Ambulance Service, South Yorkshire. NUPE demands retraction of ambulanceman's statement that stoning of ambulance at Rossington was done by mindless morons 11 Oct 1984.

Band 6. Miners' strike, 1984. Manton Main Colliery. Underground accident. 2 men injured 11 Oct 1984.

Band 7. Miners' strike, 1984. ACAS report on talks 11 Oct 1984.

Band 7. Miners' strike, 1984. NUPE. Ambulance Service, South Yorkshire. Chief Ambulance Officer responds and apologises 11 Oct 1984.

Band 7. Miners' strike, 1984. Sheffield City Council to meet headmasters to organise limited coal supplies. Report 11 Oct 1984.

Band 7. Miners' strike, 1984. Manton Main Colliery. Men hurt in accident named.

Band 8. Miners' strike, 1984. Department of Health and Social Security. East Midlands official explains official DHSS policy for payments to miners 12 Oct 1984.

Band 9. Miners' strike, 1984. ACAS talks continue 12 Oct 1984.

Band 9. Miners' strike, 1984. Dodworth Main Colliery. Police and pickets injured. 3,000 pickets. Sheffield Policewatch criticises police tactics outside colliery 12 Oct 1984.

Band 10 & 11. Miners' strike, 1984. Report that Ian McGregor has accepted ACAS proposals 12 Oct 1984.

Band 11. Miners' strike, 1984. Brodsworth Colliery. Clashes as three men go into work 12 Oct 1984.

Band 11. Miners' strike, 1984. Ian MacGregor. Detailed report on the compromise 12 Oct 1984.

Band 11. Miners' strike, 1984. South Yorkshire Police. Assistant Chief Constable refutes criticism of provocative action 12 Oct 1984.

Band 11. Miners' strike, 1984. Lord Chief Justice refutes permission to nine striking miners' to challenge conditions of bail 12 Oct 1984.
DateOct 1984
Extent1 item
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