Observation notes
Observation notes from Auchengeich colliery memorial service, 16 Sept. 2018.
Observation notes from Auchengeich colliery memorial service, 15 Sept. 2019.
Observation notes from meeting at Auchengeich Miners’ Club, 6 Dec. 2018.
Oral history interviews
Alan Blades, interview with author, residence, Airdrie, 26 Feb. 2014.
John Brannan, interview with author, UWS Hamilton campus, 21 Feb. 2017.
Tommy Canavan, interview with author, residence, Kilsyth, 19 Feb. 2014.
Jessie Clark, interview with author, residence, Broddock, 22 March 2014.
Gilbert Dobby, interview with author, Coalburn Miners’ Welfare, 11 Feb. 2014.
Willie Doolan, interview with author, The Pivot Community Centre, Moodiesburn, 12 March 2014.
Willie Doolan, interview with author, The Pivot Community Centre, Moodiesburn, 14 June 2019.
Pat Egan, interview with author, Fife College, Glenrothes, 5 Feb. 2014.
Billy Ferns, interview with author, residence, Bishopbriggs, 17 March 2014.
Barbara Goldie and Margaret Keena, interview with author, Whitehall Bowling Club, Cambuslang, 8 Dec. 2014.
George Greenshields, interview with author, Coalburn Miners’ Welfare, 11 Feb. 2014.
John Hamilton, interview with author, South Lanarkshire Council Integrated Children’s Services office, Larkhall, 26 Apr. 2016.
Marian and Willie Hamilton, interview with author, residence, Shotts, 19 March 2014.
Ian Hogarth, interview with author, National Mining Museum, Newtongrange, 28 Aug. 2014.
John Kay, interview with author, residence, Bishopbriggs, 11 Aug. 2014.
Duncan and Marian Macleod, interview with author, residence, Carluke, 1 March 2014.
Peter Mansell-Mullen, interview with author, residence, Strathaven, 3 Oct. 2014.
Bill McCabe, interview with author, Tannochside Miners’ Welfare, 20 Jan. 2017.
Scott McCallum, interview with author, The Counting House, Dundee, 22 Feb. 2014.
Jennifer McCarey, interview with author, iCafe, Woodlands, Glasgow, 9 Oct. 2014.
Mick McGahey, interview with author, Royal Edinburgh Hospital, 31 March 2014.
Michael McMahon, interview with author, constituency office, Bellshill, 21 Feb. 2014.
Siobhan McMahon, interview with author, Central Scotland Regional List MSPs Office, Coatbridge, 28 March 2014.
Moodiesburn focus group, retired miners’ group, The Pivot Community Centre, Moodiesburn, 25 March 2014.
Angela Moohan, interview with author, residence, Livingston, 5 Feb. 2015.
Brendan Moohan, interview with author, residence, Livingston, 5 Feb. 2015.
Sam Purdie, interview with author, UWS Hamilton campus, 3 May 2018.
Anthony Rooney, interview with author, Morrisons café, Bellshill, 24 Apr. 2014.
Shotts focus group, Shotts history group, including former miners and respondents from mining family backgrounds, Nithsdale Sheltered Housing Complex, Shotts, 4 March 2014.
John Slaven, interview with author, STUC Building Woodlands, Glasgow, 5 June 2014.
Mary Spence, interview with author, The Terraces café, Olympia shopping centre, East Kilbride, 11 Aug. 2014.
Margaret Wegg, interview with author, residence, Stepps, 17 Nov. 2014.
Rhona Wilkinson, interview with author, residence, Fauldhouse, 7 Nov. 2014.
Nicky Wilson, interview with author, John Macintyre Building, University of Glasgow, 10 Feb. 2014.
Manuscripts
National Mining Museum Scotland
National Union of Mineworkers Scottish Area
Executive Committee Minutes, July 1982 to June 1983.
Minutes of Executive Committee and Special Conferences, 8 July 1946 to 11 June 1947.
Minutes of Executive Committee and Special Conferences, 23 June 1947 to 8 June 1948.
Minutes of Executive Committee and Special Conferences, 20 June 1949 to 2 June 1950.
Minutes of Executive Committee and Special Conferences, 18 June 1951 to 20 June 1952.
Minutes of Executive Committee and Special Conferences from 18 June 1956 to 5 to 7 June 1957.
Minutes of Executive Committee and Special Conferences, 12 June 1961 to 6/8 June 1962.
Minutes of Executive Committee and Special Conferences from 27 June 1966 to 14/16 June 1967.
Minutes of Executive Committee and Special Conferences from 24 June 1968 to 18/20 June 1969.
Minutes of Executive Committee and Special Conferences, June 1969 to 15/16 June 1970.
Minutes of Executive Committee and Special Conferences from 28 June 1971 to 14/16 June 1972.
Minutes of Executive Committee and Special Conferences, 27 June 1977 to 14/16 June 1978.
Closure records
NMMS, FC/3/2/3/2 Cardowan
National Coal Board (all references proceeded by CB)
207/14/3 Wester Auchengeich
207/14/4 Wester Auchengeich
207/14/5 Auchincruive
207/24/1 Auchengeich
210/14/3 Auchlochan
210/25/1 Auldton
222/14/1 Baton
223/14/3 Bedlay
256/14/1 Cardowan
256/33/2 Cardowan
280/30/1 Douglas Castle
298/6/1 Garscube
295/14/1 Fortisat
300/14/1 Gartshore
9/11 300/14/2 Gartshore
9/11 321/14/1 Hillhouserigg
327/14/1 Kennox
334/19/2 Kingshill 1
334/19/3 Kingshill 3
410/14/1 Stane
483/24/1 Broomside
Scottish Economic Planning (all references proceeded by SEP)
4/13 Investigation of sites for individual firms: Hoover Ltd
4/567 Individual Areas LO area file: East Kilbride
4/568 Individual areas: East Kilbride
4/690 Distribution of industry
4/762 Research studies
4/781 Statistics and records
4/784 Statistics and records
4/1199 Unemployment in Scotland
4/1629 Location of Industry, Lanark County: Honeywell Controls Ltd
4/3550 Unemployment and redundancies
4/3791 Burroughs Corporation, Detroit, USA
4/4070 Burroughs Machines Ltd, Cumbernauld
4/4251 Individual areas: Cumbernauld
15/437 East Kilbride New Town
17/56 Scottish Economic Planning Board
17/70 Central Scotland Growth Areas
The National Archives
National Coal Board (all files preceded by Coal)
30/629 Report on Britain’s energy supply
31/96 Closure of collieries: Scotland
31/120 Chairman’s office
31/123 Fuel policy: nuclear power
31/130 Social Costs
31/135 Plan for Coal 31/138 Long-term inquiry
31/166 Coal industry examination: tripartite
31/168 Coal Industry Examination Working Party on Supply and Demand
31/433 Plan for Coal: background information
74/1287 Headquarters
101/488 Scottish manpower
101/580 Operational Research Executive
Ministry of Fuel and Power and successor departments (all files preceded by POWE)
14/857 Fuel supply to the British Electricity Authority: policy on coal
14/1495 Fuel supplies to the Central Electricity Generating Board
14/2501 Alternatives to oil dependency
33/2156 Coal/Oil Conversion
37/481 NCB Reorganisation and Development Programmes: Closure of High Cost Pits-1959 Scotland
52/17 Choice of fuel for the next Scottish Power Station after Cockenzie to be built at Longannet
52/85 Colliery closure programme for Scotland, Aug. 1967–March 1969
52/278 Brief for the minister of power’s meeting with the STUC
52/305 Colliery closure programme for Scotland, Aug. 1967 onwards
Prime Minister’s Office (all files preceded by PREM)
13/1610 Manpower: appeal to slowdown colliery closures
15/1144 Power, 1971–2
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Census 1981 Scotland Economic Activity 10%: Strathclyde Region (microfiche, Edinburgh, 1983).
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STUC, Annual Report 1972–1973, lxxvi (1973).
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Here We Go: Women Living the Strike, TV2day, M. Wright, 2009.
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