Tag: Miners
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Thursday 7 March 1974
I gathered the cones & twigs from the front lawn. Ethel went to DLM. Yesterday the miners agreed to new wages. Some hope to start work Monday. Notes Grandma and grandad had large lawns at the front and back of their house. These were surrounded by pine trees. So, before the grass could be cut,…
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Tuesday 15 January 1974
Not to well this morning had a days rest. still trouble in the country re miners, railwaymen on a one days strike. Ethel managed to walk to the hair-dressers. Notes Both grandma and grandad were unwell at this time, see Chapter 100. Grandad had prostatic symptoms which resulted in him having surgery at the end…
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Thursday 10 January 1974
Ethel went to DLM but she could not walk very well, her feet are a little better. I am not too happy with the new tablets Dr Gale gave me on tuesday. Still trouble in the country re miners etc. Notes Ethel refers to my grandmother Ethel May Cecilia Parkin. DLM refers to Drayton Ladies’…
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Wednesday 9 January 1974
Ethel & I did not turn out, enough to do to look after our-selves in-doors. The miners go slow is still on also the railwaymen are the same. The country is all in a mess, I do not know what will happen. Notes Ethel refers to my grandmother Ethel May Cecilia Parkin. For details of…
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Wednesday 12 December 1973
The country is in a mess, trouble with miners, railwaymen & electricians, other trades not satisfied with wages. Notes It was relatively unusual for grandad to devote an entire day’s entry to political matters and to make so clear his opinion. For more details of strikes and their effects in the early seventies, see Chapter…