Wigan Miners' Association
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Wigan Miners' Association
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The Wigan Miners' Association represented coal miners in parts of Lancashire, in England. The union was established in 1862, as the Wigan Miners' Provident Benefit Society. During the 1860s, it was one of the strongest miners' unions in the UK. It joined the National Association of Coal, Lime and Ironstone Workers in 1863, and then in 1869, it joined the Amalgamated Association of Miners. It was led by William Pickard. In the 1870s, the union suffered a large number of splits: the Skelmersdale D
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Coal miners association in Lancashire
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wigan_Miners%27_Association
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2023-02-19T21:05:22Z
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