It was the first time since 1926 that British miners had gone on strike.
"Power Cut" was written during the 1972 British miners strike.
On the contrary, Velasco decided to launched a desperate attack from the sea upon the British miners in the ditch.
At that time, British miners brought in large numbers of dredgers into Mantin, bringing about an economic boom.
But for British miners whos pits are under threat from closure it could be the opposite.
British miners begin an overtime ban, while ambulance drivers began selective strikes.
The statistics show that from 1889 to 1921 British miners struck between 2 and 3 times more frequently than any other group of workers.
October 12 - British miners agree to end their strike.
That was certainly the case until the early 1980s, but British miners then started to lose their jobs to imports.
We learn how British miners tried illuminating the tunnels with phosphorous fish, a short-lived experiment.