Penrhyn quarry strike
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The Penrhyn quarry strike was a major early-20th-century industrial dispute by Welsh slate quarrymen that became one of the longest and most bitter strikes in British labor history.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Great Penrhyn Strike | 1 |
| Penrhyn quarry strike canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T12421806 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Penrhyn quarry strike Context triple: [Penrhyn Castle, historicalConnection, Penrhyn quarry strike]
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A.
1910–1911 South Wales coalfield strike
The 1910–1911 South Wales coalfield strike was a major industrial dispute by coal miners in the Rhondda Valleys that became notorious for violent clashes, particularly in Tonypandy, and played a key role in the history of British labor relations.
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B.
Ludlow strike
The Ludlow strike was a major 1913–1914 coal miners’ labor conflict in Colorado, marked by violent clashes between striking workers and company-hired forces, that became a pivotal event in U.S. labor history.
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C.
Merthyr Rising of 1831
The Merthyr Rising of 1831 was a major workers’ uprising in the Welsh industrial town of Merthyr Tydfil, driven by economic hardship and demands for political and social reform.
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D.
The Battle of Orgreave
The Battle of Orgreave is a 2001 large-scale reenactment artwork by Jeremy Deller that restages a violent 1984 clash between British miners and police, exploring memory, class conflict, and political history.
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E.
Pittston Coal strike
The Pittston Coal strike was a major late-1980s labor dispute in Virginia, West Virginia, and Kentucky, where coal miners represented by the United Mine Workers of America staged prolonged protests and civil disobedience against the Pittston Coal Company over cuts to health and retirement benefits.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Penrhyn quarry strike Target entity description: The Penrhyn quarry strike was a major early-20th-century industrial dispute by Welsh slate quarrymen that became one of the longest and most bitter strikes in British labor history.
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A.
1910–1911 South Wales coalfield strike
The 1910–1911 South Wales coalfield strike was a major industrial dispute by coal miners in the Rhondda Valleys that became notorious for violent clashes, particularly in Tonypandy, and played a key role in the history of British labor relations.
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B.
Ludlow strike
The Ludlow strike was a major 1913–1914 coal miners’ labor conflict in Colorado, marked by violent clashes between striking workers and company-hired forces, that became a pivotal event in U.S. labor history.
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C.
Merthyr Rising of 1831
The Merthyr Rising of 1831 was a major workers’ uprising in the Welsh industrial town of Merthyr Tydfil, driven by economic hardship and demands for political and social reform.
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D.
The Battle of Orgreave
The Battle of Orgreave is a 2001 large-scale reenactment artwork by Jeremy Deller that restages a violent 1984 clash between British miners and police, exploring memory, class conflict, and political history.
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E.
Pittston Coal strike
The Pittston Coal strike was a major late-1980s labor dispute in Virginia, West Virginia, and Kentucky, where coal miners represented by the United Mine Workers of America staged prolonged protests and civil disobedience against the Pittston Coal Company over cuts to health and retirement benefits.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Great Penrhyn Strike