Catalogue

Caption used in the exhibition "Coal Campaign": photographs of the campaign being waged by the North East branch of the N.U.M. against the government's pit closures, n.d.

Caption used in the exhibition "Coal Campaign", noting that the photographs were taken for the N.U.M.'s papers, The Miner, and The North East Miner, and that they covered the early campaigns to prevent the closures of Murton and Vane Tempest Collieries, n.d.

Caption used in the exhibition "Coal Campaign", noting that the photographer was Stan Gamester, a freelance photographer who had worked with the N.U.M. since 1988, n.d.

Caption used in the exhibition "Coal Campaign", noting that The Miner and The North East Miner were edited and produced by Trade Union Printing Services, n.d.

Photograph of a young boy wearing a miner's helmet and resting on a poster reading "Coal Not Dole", with the attached caption: "Stuart Fear, Campaign March, Ashington, 12 December 1992"

Photograph of miners handing out copies of The North East Miner, with the attached caption: "Lobby of Brighton Labour Party Conference against proposed closure of Murton Colliery, 30 September 1991"

Caption used in the exhibition "Coal Campaign", concerning the closure of 31 pits in 1992, n.d.

Photograph of protestors with placards being held back by police, with the caption: "Coal Campaign supporters protest at Government policy as Tim Eggar visits Tyneside, 16 October 1992"

Photograph of a man being interviewed by the press, with the attached caption: "David Guy, President of N.U.M. (North East Area) talks to the press after a meeting with Tim Eggar, M.P., Energy Secretary, at British Coal Enterprises, Gateshead, 16 October 1992"

Photograph of women protestors with placards, with the attached caption: "Women supporters on their way to the London Rally against proposed pit closures, 21 October 1992"

Photograph of protestors with placards and carrying the N.U.M. North East Area banner, with the attached caption: "200,000 people marched in Central London to support the Mining Industry, 21 October 1992"

Photograph of protestors with placards and carrying the N.U.M. Durham Area Vane Tempest Lodge banner, with the attached caption: "People of all ages and members from the whole Trade Union Movement joined miners in London during two days of demonstration on 21 and 25 of October 1992"

Photograph of miners, with the attached caption: "Rally at Seaham against the proposed closure of Vane Tempest Colliery, 5 July 1992"

Photograph of protestors, carrying miners' banners for Monkwearmouth Lodge, South Shields Lodge and Vane Tempest Lodge, accompanied by Chris Mullen, M.P. for Sunderland South, and David Guy, in front of the N.U.M., Durham Miners' Association banner, with the attached caption: "Parade at Sunderland Football Club, Roker Park, 31 October 1992"

Photograph of a mother and her daughter wearing stickers supporting the campaign, with the attached caption: "Coal Campaign Rally, South Shields, 14 November 1992"

Photograph of Tony Benn, M.P., with the attached caption: "Tony Benn M.P., meets people after speaking to a Campaign Rally outside South Shields Town Hall, 14 November 1992"

Photograph of a group of miners, with the attached caption: "Robin Cook M.P., talking to miners and their relatives at Armstrong Hall, South Shields, 6 November 1992"

Photograph of a group of children with a placard reading, "sack Major not the miners", with the attached caption: "Whole families attended Campaign Rally's [sic] throughout the region, South Shields, 14 November 1992"

Photograph of protestors, including Tony Blair, M.P. for Sedgefield, and clergy, marching through a street, possibly in Spennymoor, carrying placards for Sedgefield District Labour Group and miners' banners for Whitworth Park Lodge, N.U.M. Durham Miners' Association, Tursdale Mechanics, Easington Lodge, and South Shields Lodge, n.d., November 1992

Photograph of miners carrying banners for the N.U.M Durham Miners' Association, and Easington Lodge, with the attached caption: "Retired miners on the Campaign March at Spennymoor, County Durham, 7 November 1992"

Photograph of miners marching, carrying banners for Sunderland Trades Union Council, and, possibly, N.U.M. Durham Area banner, with the attached caption: "Coal Campaign March through Sunderland, 28 November 1992"

Photograph of miners carrying banners, with N.U.M. North East Area banner in background, with the attached caption: "The Coal Campaign...", n.d.

Photograph of three children with collection buckets sitting on a fence, with the attached caption: "Campaigning Rally at Monkwearmouth Colliery, 28 November 1992"

Photograph of miners and their families marching, with the attached caption: "Candlelit March through Middlesbrough, 12 December 1992"

Photograph of Arthur Scargill and David Hopper, General Secretary of N.U.M., (North East Area), at Newcastle Civic Centre, 5 December 1992

Photograph of miners and their families carrying placards and banners including that of the National Association of Schoolmasters, Union of Women Teachers, with the attached caption: "Coal Campaign March through central Newcastle, 5 December 1992"

Photograph of miners attending a rally, with a display of banners of the N.U.M., North East Area, the Northern T.U.C., and the Durham Miners' Association, with the attached caption: "Campaign rally at Newcastle City Hall, 5 December 1992"

Photograph of Vane Tempest Colliery, Seaham, with placard advertising jobs in the Evening Chronicle, November 1992

Photograph of a mother and her baby with the attached caption: "Campaign rally, Ashington", 12 December 1992

Photograph of women supporters at the Campaign stall, Ashington, 12 December 1992

Photograph of Mick Scullion, Compensations Secretary, Ellington Branch, carrying an unidentified lodge banner, 12 December 1992

Photograph of David and Joan Guy at a candlelit vigil outside the Northern Electric showrooms, Newcastle, 17 December 1992

Photograph of Campaign stalls in Durham Market Place, n.d., 1992

Photograph of Easington Village and Colliery, October 1992

Photograph of miners carrying lodge banners for Sacriston, Chilton, and Fishburn, and the N.A.L.G.O. banner, with the attached caption: "Coal Campaign march in Spennymoor, County Durham, 7 November 1992"

Photograph of Blackfell Colliery winding house, n.d., [late twentieth century]

Photograph of coal wagon showing 'Slip hook', n.d., [late twentieth century]

Photograph of John Gillierd, platelayer, in the brakeman's cabin at Springwell Bank Head, n.d., [late twentieth century]

Extract from the Illustrated London News , with engravings showing scenes at the Seaham Colliery disaster, 18 September 1880 The engravings are: General view of Seaham and the Harbour; Putting out the fire in No.3 Pit; Women and old men going to a special service in the miners' chapel at night; No.1 and No.2 Shafts, Seaham Colliery; No.3 Shaft, Seaham Colliery; Miners' and their wives waiting outside the dead-house to identify bodies; Bringing up the first body.