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| Interview of Mitchell,Harold |
| Date: 1979-1982 Location: SWCC : AUD/124 |
| Recorded memoirs of Harold Mitchell and TomCallan, Durham leaders. Includes HM's first job in the mines on the surfacescreens, and the conditions when he first went underground; involvement withinthe union; description of the job as President of the lodge, and as checkweighman; opposition to pit closures; organisation and attitudes during the1972 strike; the controversy and opposition to Seaton Carew Power Station;effect of the National Power Loading Agreement on the self-respect of theminers; opinion of the NUM National Executive Council, and its organisation;and the future of the Durham coalfield |
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