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Wikipedia article on the strike, with hyperlinks to other resources.
en.wikipedia.org
A collection of photos taken during the strike in 1984-5, by Martin Shakeshaft
www.strike84.co.uk
Brief overview of the strike in the context of British Trade Union history. Includes links to photos.
www.unionhistory.info
Campaigns to keep the issue alive of the sacked and victimised miners from the 1984/85 miners strike; includes a history of the strike, and account of the women's support movement, chronology, listing of pit closures, and newsletters.
freespace.virgin.net
Article critically assessing the role and contribution of Arthur Scargill to the big coal strike of 1984-85. [Dave Douglass, secretary of Hatfield Main National Union of Mineworkers, in The Weekly Worker, Oct 2002]
www.cpgb.org.uk
The story of the 1984/5 miners' strike, told using audio and images from BBC News archives.
news.bbc.co.uk
An account of the strike, from the National Union of Mineworkers' history section.
www.num.org.uk
Archives Hub: Miners' Strike 1984-1985
Gateway for access to archive and manuscript collections in the UK's Higher Education sector related to the strike.
www.archiveshub.ac.uk
Accounts of the Penrhyn Quarry Strikes, the General Strike, and the Miners' Strikes of 1972, 1974, and 1984 in Wales. [The National Library of Wales]
www.llgc.org.uk
A description of Jeremy Deller's filmed re-enactment of the event for Channel 4.
www.artangel.org.uk
BBC News in-depth section, reviewing the impact of the miners's strike 20 years later.
news.bbc.co.uk