Catalogue Number
NMLH.1995.65.2
Object Name
Badge
Title
84/5 BLAENANT NUM LODGE MINERS STRIKE
Place
Wales; South Wales
People
National Union of Mineworkers (NUM)
Events
Miners' Strike 1984/85
Date
1984-1985
Description
Black badge shaped like a miner's lamp with silver inscription: "84/5 BLAENANT NUM LODGE MINERS STRIKE". NUM refers to the trade union, the National Union of Mineworkers. This badge was created to recognise the involvement and solidarity of Blaenant Colliery's miners in the broader struggle against mine closures and unemployment in the national 1984/85 strike.
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