"Ian Isaac's book, although primarily an account of his role in the South Wales coalfield and NUM from 1974 to 1991, … shows that there could have been a better outcome that would have greatly improved the lives of the majority of people living in the UK.”
Ken Smith, Chairman of the NUJ in Wales.
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“This book gives a full and unique flavour of the battles over the future of coal in the South Wales area, while also setting it in a context of the wider national and international political developments of the time.”
Phil White Former Tower Colliery Director.
When We Were Miners - Images
Bigpit Museum NUM Notice Boad 2007
Caerau woman demonstrating in London
Funeral of Lodge Chairman Charlie White
Helping campaign against Spanish pit closures 1986
HTV diagram showing St Johns link to Margam 1985
Ian and Charlie White 1985
Ian Isaac addressing the independent inquiry to keep mining in Maesteg
Ian Isaac and lodge comittee members being interviewed by a Finnish radio presenter
Ian Isaac with an Asturian Spanish female miner
Ian Isaac with then Labour leader Neil Kinnock on a visit to St Johns Colliery
Injured Margam picket Paul O'Sullivan
Keep Mining in Maesteg
Leaflet anwereing NUM new realists
Liverpool Echo coverage of speech by Ian Isaac during 1984-85 miners strike
Maesteg May Day march 1983
Orgreave police victim
Pit watch
Plunder woman
Port Talbot Rally April 84
Port Talbot Rally April 84
Press conference on the future of St Johns
Re-elect Arthur Scargill material
St Johns leaflet in Birmingham 1984
St Johns Lodge 1978-79
St Johns strike badge 1984
Standing for EC 1983
Standing for South Wales NUM EC 1983
Standing for South Wales NUM president
Ian Isaac Presidents election leaflet Nov 85
Learning from the past
Miners demos in Asturias 1987
Asturias stickers 1987
Miners demos in Asturias 1987
Miners strike badges
NUMS Wales conference 1979
Organising for Arthur Scargills re-election
Standing for lodge secretary
St Johns Colliery manager Trevor Bond Labour leader Neil Kinnock and Ian Isaac St Johns NUM Lodge secerary and South Wales NUM executive member
St Johns Colliery on a bleak day from the North
