Tag: Colliers strike 1893

From the Illustrated London News 130 years ago today….

Pictures:

1. March of the strikers to the Ferndale pits: hooting those coming from work.
2. A striker and his dog.
3. Women and children bringing bread and cheese to the men at the Merthyr Meeting.
4. Two thousand strikers passing up the main street of Merthyr.
5. Halt on the way to the Merthyr meeting.