Title

'The scene of the Coal Strike: A typical South Wales coat mine', 1915. Artist: Unknown.

Caption

'The scene of the Coal Strike: A typical South Wales coat mine', 1915. On 15 July 1915 about 200,000 coalminers in south Wales went on strike. They complained about poor wage rates and rejected an agreement that had been arrived at nationally. The strike was a serious event because the war effort depended on coal to fuel the navy and for the production of armaments. The miners were accused of treachery at a time of national crisis. From The Manchester Guardian History of the War Vol. III - 1915.. [John Heywood Ltd, London, 1915]
The Print Collector collection

Date

1915

Credit line

Photo12/Heritage Images/The Print Collector

Reference

HRM19D03_465

Model release

No

License type

Rights managed

Available size

78,6Mb (4,6Mb) / 21,3in x 14,3in / 6393 x 4297 (300dpi)

Keywords

employment Wales industry smoke British war strike location century mine Britain first world war concept B&W coal mine MONOCHROME publication South Wales World War I WWI black & white black and white B W World War One 1910s 20th century The Print Collector 1st World War industrial action mine shaft TGN WW1 photograph landscape Unknown John Heywood Manchester Guardian 1915 History of the War John Heywood John Heywood Ltd Coal Strike John Heywood photograph landscape