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| The Miners Strike in Fife |
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John McArthur
from Dunfermline.
Posted 12 Jul 2006.
Our familly worked at Comrie in Oakly from the mid '70s till the pit shut in 1986. We had to steal food to survive during the strike of 1984 - 1985, just like every miner that stayed on strike throughout the full 14 months of the strike. There were hard times but we are all here to tell the story of the strike. I met a few good friends picketing all over the UK and local shops always gave to the soup kitchens - Local support never wis lost...
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