Description: VERY RARE NEWSPAPER COVERING THE GENERAL STRIKE OF 1926 AND OTHER STORIES FROM THE DAY. ORIGINAL AND COMPLETE NEWSPAPER, NO PAGES MISSING. THE PAPER IS ALMOST 100 YEARS OLD AND HAS USUAL BROWNING, FOLDS, CREASES AND MINOR TEARS FOR ITS AGE. I'M SELLING OTHER PAPERS FROM THE 6TH TO THE 17TH MAY 1926. WILL POST FOLDED IN HARDBACK ENVELOPE FOR EXTRA PROTECTION. The strike was called by the TUC for one minute to midnight on 3 May, 1926.For the previous two days, some one million coal miners had been locked out of their mines after a dispute with the owners who wanted them to work longer hours for less money.In solidarity, huge numbers from other industries stayed off work, including bus, rail and dock workers, as well as people with printing, gas, electricity, building, iron, steel and chemical jobs.
Price: 15 GBP
Location: Skegness
End Time: 2025-01-18T12:23:19.000Z
Shipping Cost: 21.32 GBP
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Returns Accepted: ReturnsNotAccepted
Vintage: Yes
Era: Vintage (1920-1980)
