durham big meeting 1967 washington f pit
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Description
The Durham Miners Gala is the large gathering of mine workers for the whole of the old County Durham, with over a hundred years of marches with each pit proudly carrying their banner. At its peak the Gala attracted over 250,000 people, approximately 6 times the population of Durham city itself Banners would traditionally be taken on foot from its particular colliery into Durham, and the event was marked by large unions of men marching on the roads leading into the city. See http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Durham_Miners'_Gala" >en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Durham_Miners'_Gala for further details The banner is that of Washington Glebe Colliery, for more detail of this mine please see the Durham Miner Musuem website at http://www.dmm.org.uk/colliery/w003.htm" >www.dmm.org.uk/colliery/w003.htm -
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