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The town that was murdered

The town that was murdered. Jarrow in the 1930s. Aims of the lesson. In this lesson you will learn about The reasons for the Jarrow Crusade, how it was organised and opposition to it Making inferences from sources. Shipbuilding in the 1930s.

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The town that was murdered

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  1. The town that was murdered Jarrow in the 1930s

  2. Aims of the lesson In this lesson you will learn about • The reasons for the Jarrow Crusade, how it was organised and opposition to it • Making inferences from sources

  3. Shipbuilding in the 1930s • Shipbuilding was the industry that suffered most in the 1930s – no demand • Owners set up National Shipbuilders Security ltd to make it more efficient • In practise it meant closing lots of them down • North East eligible for government help – not Jarrow

  4. Jarrow • Special Areas act money did not reach Jarrow • 1936 - demands in Parliament fro more money for depressed areas • Agreed to give government help to some areas including Jarrow but she did not receive any • Jarrow existed because of Palmers shipyard and it was closed by NSS in 1934

  5. The next steps • 1935 – unemployment in Jarrow 64% • Many were starving – little hope left • 1936 – National Unemployed Workers Movement (NUWM) organised a hunger march to London • People of Jarrow decided to hold their own • Labour Party and NUWM did not want this • NUWM was seen as a communist organisation by the government

  6. The background to the march • All political parties from Jarrow Town Council organised their own march • Picked 200 of the fittest unemployed men to march to London • Took a petition with 1000 signatures on it • March was called the “Jarrow Crusade” – black and white banner not red • Before they set off they were blessed at a service by the Bishop of Durham

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