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Nov. 02, 1954 - The Dock strike threatens to spread. Idle shipping in the pool of London: Many crowds of idle dockers and dozens of idle ships were to be seen in the Tooley Street, Bermondsey wharf area this morning following the strike of 2, , 500 dockers who refused to work on lorries driven by non-Union man or those who worked during the big October Strike. Many efforts are being made to get them to return to work. Photo shows the scene in the Pool of London this morning from Tower Bridge showing the idle shipping

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13171356
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46178276
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5568px x 4466px (1.4MB)
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(c) Keystone Pictures USA/ZUMAPRESS.com/Mary Evans
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Bermondsey Dockers Dozens Driven Efforts Idle Lorries Refused Spread Threatens Tooley Wharf


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