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A newspaper from the General Strike in England...



Item # 701825

May 11, 1926

THE BRITISH GAZETTE, May 11, 1926  This was a short-lived newspaper published during the historic General Strike in England.
As noted in Wikipedia, this was a sympathy strike by the newspaper workers, in support of the general strike that lasted from May 4 - 12, 1926. This is issue number 6.
It was called by the Trades Union Congress in an unsuccessful attempt to force the British government to act to prevent wage reductions and worsening conditions for 1.2 million locked-out coal miners. Some 1.7 million workers went out, especially in transport and heavy industry.
Four pages, full folio size, nice condition.

Category: The 20th Century