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COAL MINERS MINING in YORKSHIRE 1970s SOUTH KIRKBY COLLIERY (37 images)

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Coal Miners South Kirkby, Yorkshire.1970s Britain. In 1881, with the foundation of the South Kirkby Colliery coal mine, an increase in population caused the villages to be extended until at its largest the two settlements housed almost all of the 3000 workers employed in the mine. In 1984, the miners' strike included the colliery's workforce but in vain. In 1988, South Kirkby Colliery along with many of the other coal mines in the immediate area closed and later cleared for redevelopment.
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