“…1925-05-20 "Mining Crisis and National Strike,1925/26 - Miners Federation of GB conference, 20 May 1925 (page 2)" [g0487002.jpg], 20 May 1925, Miners' Federation of Great Britain…”

“…1925-05-20 "Mining Crisis and National Strike,1925/26 - Miners Federation of GB conference, 20 May 1925 (page 3)" [g0487003.jpg], 20 May 1925, Miners' Federation of Great Britain…”

“…1925-05-20 "Mining Crisis and National Strike,1925/26 - Miners Federation of GB conference, 20 May 1925 (page 4)" [g0487004.jpg], 20 May 1925, Miners' Federation of Great Britain…”

“…1925-05-20 "Mining Crisis and National Strike,1925/26 - Miners Federation of GB conference, 20 May 1925 (page 5)" [g0487005.jpg], 20 May 1925, Miners' Federation of Great Britain…”

“…1925-05-20 "Mining Crisis and National Strike,1925/26 - Miners Federation of GB conference, 20 May 1925 (page 6)" [g0487006.jpg], 20 May 1925, Miners' Federation of Great Britain…”

“…1925-05-20 "Mining Crisis and National Strike,1925/26 - Miners Federation of GB conference, 20 May 1925 (page 7)" [g0487007.jpg], 20 May 1925, Miners' Federation of Great Britain…”

“…1926-12-31 "Mining Crisis and National Strike,1925/26 - MFGB Minutes 11 March to 1 April 1926 (page 1)" [g0491001.jpg], 1925/26, Miners' Federation of Great Britain The Build Up…”

“…1925-05-20 "Mining Crisis and National Strike,1925/26 - Miners Federation of GB conference, 20 May 1925 (page 1)" [g0487001.jpg], 20 May 1925, Miners' Federation of Great Britain Historical Background…”

“…1926 1918-1939 "Miners leaders, 1926" [T0612.jpg], 1926 Miners' Federation of Great Britain representatives during the General Strike: l-r in foreground - Herbert Smith (President), T. …”

“…1940 1939-1945 "A Message to British Pitmen, 1940" [HFR0058], 1940 This leaflet from Will Lawther, President of the Mineworkers Federation of Great Britain, urges coal miners to greater productivity to defeat Fascism. …”

“…He was General Secretary of the Miners' Federation of Great Britain from 1924 until his death.…”

“…1940 1939-1945 "Tank factory, 1940-1945" [HFR0177], c. 1940-1945 The French caption to this poster reads in English 'The factories of Great Britain are full - here they are speeding up the construction of tanks'. …”

“…1926 1918-1939 "Miners' lamp lapel pin, 1926" [T0493.jpg], 1926 These miniature copper-coloured miner's lamp pins or badges were sold by the Miners Federation of Great Britain at 1 shilling each to raise money for the Miners Wives and Childrens Relief Fund following the end of the 1926 General Strike.…”

“…Richardson and Arthur Cook (General Secretary) of the Miners' Federation of Great Britain with James Ramsay MacDonald, who was attending the 1926 Congress as fraternal delegate from the Labour Party. …”

“…The TUC claimed that it was the largest demonstration against Government legislation to take place in Great Britain in the 20th century. A 17 minute colour film of the event entitled 'March' was made and distributed as part of the campaign.…”

“…The TUC claimed that it was the largest demonstration against Government legislation to take place in Great Britain in the 20th century. This photo shows a group of Asian workers with the banner from the West Bromwich District of the Transport and General Workers Union. …”

“…From early 1940 to mid-1945, 60,000 workers were transferred from Northern Ireland to Great Britain. There are no complete records for the net number of Eire workers recruited during the war, but between 1941 -1945 almost 100,000 travelled from Eire to GB for work. …”

“…The National Minority Movement (NMM) was founded in 1924 on the initiative of the Communist Party of Great Britain. It coordinated committees of militant members of existing trade unions, organised on an industrial basis. …”

“…He became president of the Yorkshire Miners' Association in 1906 and president of the Miners' Federation of Great Britain 1922-1929. During the 1926 General Strike, Smith led the miners' delegation in talks with Government and mine owners. …”

“…The National Minority Movement was founded in 1924 on the initiative of the Communist Party of Great Britain. It co-ordinated committees of militant members of existing trade unions, organised on an industrial basis. …”