Central News East: 07.07.1987: Colliery Closures

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Summary

Nick Franklin report on British Coal's plan to introduce a six day working week which may cause the closure of many collieries.

Year:

1987

Duration:

0:02:13

Film type:

Colour / Sound

Company:

Central Television

Master format:

Betacam SP

Description

Interview with the Nottinghamshire NUM president Ray Chadburn who said that the continental system had been introduced at Bevercotes Colliery in Nottinghamshire in the early 1960s but had been abandoned because miners working there had been unhappy with the system. Graphic showing potential colliery closures. Freeze frame of mining expert Professor Ian Fells (Tyne Tees). Shots of NUM conference (STV). Views of six day rosta document from Bevercotes Colliery in the 1960s. Library shots of East Midlands coal mines including Hucknall Colliery.


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