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• 16:06, 26 February 2018 (diff | hist) . . (+15,124)‎ . . N The Rent Strike to Bloody Friday ‎ (Created page with "'''Glasgow's Bloody Friday 1919''' Like all the events in political struggle it is difficult to trace the thread back to what brought it to this stage, Bloody Friday 1919 is...")
• 16:05, 26 February 2018 (diff | hist) . . (+7,334)‎ . . N First World War Peace Movement ‎ (Created page with "== Glasgow == At the beginning of the war Glasgow was the leading militant city, the major centre of mass support for the anti-war movement. John MacLean grew to be a giant b...") (current)
• 16:04, 26 February 2018 (diff | hist) . . (+8,450)‎ . . N The Clyde Workers' Committee ‎ (Created page with "== The Spark: The Forming of the LWC == In 1915 during a prolonged period of considerable economic hardship for most industrial workers, Clydeside engineering employers refus...") (current)
• 15:58, 26 February 2018 (diff | hist) . . (+5,899)‎ . . N The Rent Strike ‎ (Created page with "== Causes == The first world war saw considerable change to the structure of Glasgow's working class. Youth employment was common with boys as young as 11 years of age employ...") (current)
• 15:57, 26 February 2018 (diff | hist) . . (+4,436)‎ . . N Women's Peace Crusade ‎ (Created page with "Women's Peace Crusade June 1916 == The Launch == Because ant-war feelings were running high in Glasgow it was only natural that Glasgow became the militant centre of the ant...") (current)
• 15:56, 26 February 2018 (diff | hist) . . (+7,044)‎ . . N The Singer Strike ‎ (Created page with "'''The Singer Strike, 1911''' == The Beginning == In 1867/8 from its American base, the Singer Sewing Machine Co. expanded into Scotland. It first opened a small sewing mach...") (current)
• 15:55, 26 February 2018 (diff | hist) . . (+4,816)‎ . . N The World's First Ca'canny Strike ‎ (Created page with "The World's First Ca'canny Strike 1889 == Social Conditions == The 1889 dock strike took place during a time of extreme poverty among the working class with the dock workers...") (current)
• 15:55, 26 February 2018 (diff | hist) . . (+3,316)‎ . . N Scottish Anarchism ‎ (Created page with "== Scottish Anarchism == Anarchism in Scotland has been surprisingly strong, given the numerically small anarchist movement in the U.K. George Woodcock doesn't cover it in <r...") (current)
• 15:54, 26 February 2018 (diff | hist) . . (+1,887)‎ . . N The Scottish Labour Party ‎ (Created page with "'''The Scottish Labour Party, 19th May 1888''' 27 men met in Glasgow under the chairmanship of John Murdoch to organise a Labour Party in Scotland. The aims of the meeting we...") (current)
• 15:53, 26 February 2018 (diff | hist) . . (+28,793)‎ . . N The Birth of Glasgow's Anarchism ‎ (Created page with "== The British Birth == It is difficult to pinpoint the start of British Anarchism. It would seem that there were no Anarchist Groups before 1880, though there are records of...") (current)
• 15:52, 26 February 2018 (diff | hist) . . (+1,711)‎ . . N The Sma' Shot Strike, 1856 ‎ (Created page with "== The problem == In the 19th century the intricate patterns of the Paisley weavers work was held together by an unseen strong thread called the Sma' Shot. This secret stitch...") (current)
• 15:51, 26 February 2018 (diff | hist) . . (+18,901)‎ . . N 1820 Insurrection ‎ (Created page with "== Conditions == The late 1700s through to the 1800s saw brutal repression of the reform groups. Execution and transportation being the norm for dissent. Bad harvests, chroni...") (current)
• 15:49, 26 February 2018 (diff | hist) . . (+2,952)‎ . . N The Cotton Spinners' Strike ‎ (Created page with "'''Cotton Spinners' Strike, 1837''' == Depression and Strike == 1830 saw a sharp depression grip the West of Scotland. By 1837 the weaving industry was attempting to push th...") (current)
• 15:47, 26 February 2018 (diff | hist) . . (+4,266)‎ . . N The Weavers' Strike ‎ (Created page with "'''Glasgow's Weavers’ Strike, 1787''' == Background == Glasgow’s population at this period was around 60,000. Weaving was the main occupation in Glasgow and surrounding...") (current)
• 15:46, 26 February 2018 (diff | hist) . . (+6,590)‎ . . N Glasgow, City of Rebellion ‎ (Created page with "== Introduction == From the days of Wallace, Scotland has always had a revolutionary movement. At one time fighting for religious liberty, at another for political equality,...") (current)
• 16:51, 24 February 2018 (diff | hist) . . (+3,775)‎ . . N Glasgow the name ‎ (Created page with "== Introduction == Glasgow can trace it history back to at least the 4th century, it was at that time a certain St. Ninian stopped by the Molendinar Burn, where the Cathedral...") (current)
• 16:49, 24 February 2018 (diff | hist) . . (0)‎ . . John Farquhar McLay ‎ (current)
• 16:49, 24 February 2018 (diff | hist) . . (+10,586)‎ . . N John Farquhar McLay ‎ (Created page with "'''John Farquhar McLay, 10 October 1934 – 24 MARCH 2011''' John Farquhar McLay, known as Farquhar to his friends, was born in the Gorbals district of Glasgow on the 10 Octo...")
• 16:47, 24 February 2018 (diff | hist) . . (+2,272)‎ . . N David Carruthers ‎ (Created page with "'''David Robinson Carruthers, born February 10 1953, died December 11 2008''' DAVID CARRUTHERS died Peacefully, at home, on Thursday, 11th December, 2008, Dave lost his 18 mo...") (current)
• 16:47, 24 February 2018 (diff | hist) . . (-1)‎ . . Main Page ‎ (→‎(Mal)Contents)
• 16:45, 24 February 2018 (diff | hist) . . (+1)‎ . . Rita Milton ‎ (current)
• 16:45, 24 February 2018 (diff | hist) . . (+3,196)‎ . . N Rita Milton ‎ (Created page with "'''Rita Milton, 1924–2011.''' == Glasgow Born == Rita Milton, who has died aged 87, is remembered in Glasgow and London as a delightful anarchist with a brilliant sense of...")
• 16:44, 24 February 2018 (diff | hist) . . (+10,045)‎ . . N John Taylor Caldwell ‎ (Created page with "'''John Taylor Caldwell, 1911–2007''' == The Link == With the death of John Taylor Caldwell aged 95 we have lost the last significant link with an anarchist anti-parliamen...") (current)
• 16:43, 24 February 2018 (diff | hist) . . (+7)‎ . . Robert (Bobby) Lynn ‎ (current)
• 16:43, 24 February 2018 (diff | hist) . . (+6,703)‎ . . N Robert (Bobby) Lynn ‎ (Created page with "Robert (Bobby) Lynn, 1924-1996. == Calton Born == ''The Wee Man is Dead!'' Robert Lynn has snuffed it. In the heart of Glasgow ndash; the Calton – hundreds of people a...")
• 16:42, 24 February 2018 (diff | hist) . . (+3)‎ . . Ethel MacDonald ‎ (→‎The Defining Moment) (current)
• 16:41, 24 February 2018 (diff | hist) . . (+13)‎ . . Ethel MacDonald ‎
• 16:40, 24 February 2018 (diff | hist) . . (+9,533)‎ . . N Ethel MacDonald ‎ (Created page with "'''Ethel MacDonald, 1909–1960''' == The Defining Moment == Ethel MacDonald born Motherwell, just outside Glasgow 24 th. of February 1909. She was one of nine children. Lea...")
• 16:40, 24 February 2018 (diff | hist) . . (-2)‎ . . William C. McDougal ‎ (current)
• 16:39, 24 February 2018 (diff | hist) . . (+5,523)‎ . . N William C. McDougal ‎ (Created page with "'''William C. McDougal, 1894u20131981.''' == Early Years == Born on the 22nd. of January 1891 in the district of Partick in Glasgow, William C. McDougal spent nearly seventy...")
• 16:39, 24 February 2018 (diff | hist) . . (+2,256)‎ . . N Helen Brown Scott Lennox ‎ (Created page with "'''Helen Brown Scott Lennox, 1889?–1960''' == Church to Atheism == Helen Brown Scott Lennox was the daughter of a Church of Scotland Minister and is thought to have come f...") (current)
• 16:35, 24 February 2018 (diff | hist) . . (+7,801)‎ . . N Frank Leech ‎ (Created page with "'''Frank Leech 1900–1953''' == Early Years == Frank Leech was born in 1900, in Wigan to Irish parents, in 1916 he joined the Navy where he became the service heavyweight b...") (current)
• 16:34, 24 February 2018 (diff | hist) . . (+6,213)‎ . . N George (Ballard) Barrett ‎ (Created page with "'''George (Ballard) Barrett, 1888?–1917''' == The Early Years == George Ballard was born in Hertfordshire, his exact date of birth is unknown but is thought to be around 1...") (current)
• 16:33, 24 February 2018 (diff | hist) . . (+6,243)‎ . . N Jane Hamilton Patrick ‎ (Created page with "'''Jane Hamilton Patrick, 1884–1971''' == Early Years == Jenny Patrick, as she was known, was born in Glasgow in February 1884. Her father had a “Ladies Costumier” sho...") (current)
• 16:32, 24 February 2018 (diff | hist) . . (+13,317)‎ . . N Tom Bell ‎ (Created page with "'''Tom Bell, 1882–1944''' == Formative Years == Thomas Bell (always known as Tom) was born in Parkhead, a district in the East End of Glasgow. Parkhead at that time was st...") (current)
• 16:28, 24 February 2018 (diff | hist) . . (-1)‎ . . Main Page ‎
• 16:26, 24 February 2018 (diff | hist) . . (+7,606)‎ . . N Helen Crawfurd ‎ (Created page with "'''Helen Crawfurd, 1877–1954''' == Background == Born Helen Jack on the 9th of November 1877 in the district of Gorbals Glasgow, the 4th child of the family of 4 daughters...") (current)
• 16:22, 24 February 2018 (diff | hist) . . (+4,431)‎ . . N Mary Barbour ‎ (Created page with "'''Mary Barbour, 1875–1958''' == Early Life == Mary Barbour was born on the 22nd of February 1875 in the village of Kilbarchan. She was the third child of seven, her fathe...") (current)
• 16:21, 24 February 2018 (diff | hist) . . (0)‎ . . Thomas Muir ‎
• 16:20, 24 February 2018 (diff | hist) . . (+11,309)‎ . . N Thomas Muir ‎ (Created page with "''' Thomas Muir, 1765—1799''' == Early Life == Thomas Muir was born and lived at a place called Huntershill, a district just to the north of Glasgow. The house still stand...")
• 16:19, 24 February 2018 (diff | hist) . . (+73)‎ . . N MediaWiki:Common.css ‎ (Created page with "→‎CSS placed here will be applied to all skins: #toc { float: right }") (current)
• 16:16, 24 February 2018 (diff | hist) . . (+2,498)‎ . . Main Page ‎

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