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Coal in Victorian Britain

General Editor: John Benson
Volume Editors: John Benson, Keith Gildart, James Jaffe and Quentin Outram

Part I: Volumes 1–3: c.1200pp: June 2011

978 1 84893 060 5: 234x156mm: £275/$495

Part II: Volumes 4–6: c.1200pp: January 2012

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It is almost impossible to exaggerate the role

that the coal industry played in nineteenth- and
early twentieth-century Britain. Coal, along
with cotton, was the driving force of the British
industrial revolution. By the time the First World
War broke out in 1914, nearly two-thirds of all the
coal entering world trade was mined in Britain,
and coal mining accounted for one in ten of Great Usworth Colliery, 1881
Britain’s male population in employment. The rapid © Illustrated London News/Mary Evans Picture Library
expansion of coal mining had a profound impact
not just upon the British economy but upon the
social, cultural, religious, industrial and political •O
 ffers a wide-ranging collection of documents
life of the country. dealing with key political, social, cultural and
economic issues relevant to the British coal
This six-volume, reset collection provides scholars
industry
with a wide variety of sources relating to the
Victorian coal industry. It is no longer possible to • I ncludes extremely rare materials sourced from
view the nineteenth- and early twentieth-century specialist archives and repositories including
industry in terms of an unchanging confrontation the North of England Institute of Mining and
between owners and miners locked together in Mechanical Engineers, the People’s History
an incessant stream of strikes and lockouts. The Museum and the Working Class Movement
collection takes into account recent developments Library
in the historiography of coal mining, showing
that miners and their families did not live bleakly •E
 ditorial apparatus: general introduction, volume
narrow lives in featureless, single-industry introductions, headnotes and endnotes
communities cut off from the rest of society. •C
 onsolidated index in the final volume
Coal is an essential topic for those concerned
with the causes, course and consequences of
industrialization and de-industrialization. Sources
included in this edition are rare and have been
selected so as to reflect both the diversity and
change taking place within the coal industry, the
communities which serviced it and the industrial
relations practices which emerged to regulate it.
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Contents include:
Part I (edited by Quentin Outram) Causes of the Same’, in A Freire-Marreco and D P Morison,
‘An Account of Some Recent Experiments with Coal Dust:
Volume 1: Useful Knowledge
Discussion’, TNEIMME (1878–9); Nicholas Wood, Esq, ‘On
‘The Collieries – No I’ and ‘The Collieries – No II’*, The Safety Lamps for Lighting Coal Mines’, TNEIME (1852–3)*;
Monthly Supplement of the Penny Magazine of the Society ‘Safety Lamps’ [Letter, ‘T S J’], Colliery Guardian (1882)*;
for the Diffusion of Useful Knowledge (1835). The Uses ‘The Telephone in Colliery Workings’, Colliery Guardian
of Coal: Practical Economy: Or, The Application of (1880); Nicholas Wood, ‘On the Conveyance of Coals
Modern Discoveries to the Purposes of Domestic Life Underground in Coal Mines’, TNEIME (1854–5); Edward
(1821)*; ‘Centenary of the Steam Engine of Watt’ from Brownfield Wain, ‘Colliery Surface Works’, Institution
Sir William Armstrong, Address … as President of the of Civil Engineers, Minutes of the Proceedings (1894); T
Institution of Mechanical Engineers: Newcastle Meeting Lindsay Galloway, ‘On the Present Condition of Mining
1869 (1869)*; Appendix No. 1 of Report of the Metropolitan in Some of the Principal Coal-Producing Districts of
Board of Works (1875); ‘Steam communication with the Continent’, TNEIMME (1877–8)*. Physiology
India’, The Penny Magazine (1842)*; ‘The Manchester and and Medicine: Charles Hunting, ‘The Feeding and
Liverpool Rail-Road’, The Penny Magazine (1833); William Management of Colliery Horses’, TNEIMME (1882–3)*; ‘The
Murdock, An account of the application of the gas from Milroy Lectures on the Hygienic Aspect of the Coalmining
coal to oeconomical purposes … read before the Royal Industry in the United Kingdom’, The British Medical
Society (1808); ‘Electricity and the Electric Telegraph’, Journal (1914)*.The Engineering Institutes and the
Cornhill Magazine (1860)*; ‘Electricity as a light-producer’, Education of Engineers and Miners: Nicholas Wood,
Chambers’s Journal (1877); ‘The Prime Minister on ‘Inaugural Address Delivered to the Members of the North
Electricity’, The Saturday Review (1889); A L Stevenson, of England Institute of Mining Engineers and Others
‘The Manufacture of Coke in the Newcastle and Durham Interested in the Prevention of Accidents in Mines, and in
Districts’, Transactions of the North of England Institute the Advancement of Mining Science Generally’, TNEIME
of Mining Engineers (TNEIME) (1859–60)*; Edward A (between 1852 and 1853)*; T J Taylor, ‘Prospectus of a
Martin, The Story of a Piece of Coal (1896)*; W, ‘Some College of Practical Mining and Manufacturing Science ... ’,
Account of Coal Tar and its Properties’, The Tradesman, or TNEIME (1855–6)*; William Glover, First Lessons in Coal
Commercial Magazine (1809); ‘Colour in the Coal-Scuttle’, Mining: For Use in Primary Schools (1906)*.
The Leisure Hour (1863). The Nuisances of Coal: John
Buddle, ‘On Subsidences Produced by Working Beds of Volume 2: Organization and Production
Coal’, Reports on Coal Mines [pamphlet] (1839); Joseph The State and Property: Edward R Hartley, Socialism
Dickinson, ‘On Subsidence to the Surface Caused by Colliery and Coal (1909); ‘State Control of South Wales Coal’,
Workings’, Transactions of the Manchester Geological Colliery Guardian (1916); ‘Significance of the South Wales
Society (1859); ‘A Burning Pit-Heap: Alleged Extraordinary Settlement’, Colliery Guardian (1916). Land: Mining
Effects’, Northern Echo (1895); ‘Juvenile chimney-sweeps’, Association of Great Britain, Mining Royalties: Report of
The Ragged School Union Magazine (1875); Francis Albert Proceedings of a Deputation from Members of Parliament
Rollo Russell, London Fogs (1880)*; C S ‘[Abstract] The to the Home Secretary, On the 1st April, 1886 (1886)*.
Smoke Question’, Transactions of the North of England Labour: Reuben and Sholto Percy [pseuds.], ‘Slavery
Institute of Mining and Mechanical Engineers (TNEIMME) of Colliers’, The Percy Anecdotes: Original and Select:
(1895–6); ‘London of the Future’, The British Architect Anecdotes of Industry (1821); ‘Durham Assizes: Bell v. Sir
(1914); V B Barrington-Kennett, ‘River Pollution by Refuse W Chaytor and Others’, The Newcastle Courant (1843);
from Manufactories and Mines Together with Some ‘Meeting of Pitmen on the Black Fell’, The Newcastle
Remedies Proposed’, in J P Weeldon et al, Fish Papers: A Courant (1858)*; ‘Local and District News: Conference
Collection of Papers Presented at Conferences during the Between Durham Coal Owners and Workmen in Newcastle
International Fisheries Exhibition, London, 1883 (1883)*; – Abolition of the Yearly Bond’, The Newcastle Courant
H Maclean Wilson, ‘The Pollution of Streams by Spent Gas- (1872); John H Moggridge, ‘Payment of workmen’s wages “in
Liquors from Coke Ovens; And the Methods Adopted for its any other way than in money” [Letter to the Editor] ’, The
Prevention’, TIME (1909–10)*. Knowledge: Geology and Bristol Mercury (1822); S Etheridge, [Letter], The Bristol
Exploration: John Scafe, King Coal’s Levee, or Geological Mercury (1822); ‘Eviction of Pitmen at Durham’, The Daily
Etiquette ... (1819)*; John Buddle, Search for Coal in a Part Gazette (1877); Robert Bald, A General View of the Coal
of the Counties of Roxburgh and Berwickshire, in July, Trade of Scotland … to Which is Added, an Inquiry into the
1806 (1807)*. Knowledge: Engineering: Matthias Dunn, Condition of the Women who Carry Coals Under Ground
A Treatise on the Winning and Working of Collieries: ... ... (1812)*; John Pilkington Norris, On the Employment of
(1848)*; Major Beaumont, ‘On Rock Boring by the Diamond Children*; ‘The Haggs and Its People’, The Glasgow Herald
Drill, and Recent Applications of the Process’, Proccedings (1873)*; ‘Miners’ Riot’, The Newcastle Courant (1867);
of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers (1875)*; Donald Material from the 1881 Census of England: Throckley,
M D Stuart, ‘The Development of Explosives for Coal- Northumberland and Kinsley, Yorkshire; ‘First Report of a
Mines’, TNEIMME (1904–5)*; William Waller, ‘On Pumping Committee of the British Association for the Advancement
Water’, TNEIME (1866–7); William Cochrane, ‘Description of Science, Appointed at Newcastle, to Inquire into the
of Guibal’s Ventilator, at Elswick Colliery’, TNEIME Statistics of the Collieries upon the Tyne and Wear’, Journal
(1864–5)*; S F Peckham, ‘On the Explosion of the Flouring of the Statistical Society of London (1839)*. Stock and
Mills at Minneapolis, Minnesota, May 2, 1878, and the Capital: Statistical Tables of the Engines, Ventilation,

† Contents are subject to change on publication. Full contents can be found on our website: www.pickeringchatto.com/coal
Screens, and Sales, &c.; and of the Pitmen; and Strata Association of Coal Masters of South Yorkshire’ (1860)*;
of Nine Principal Collieries in the County of Durham W Gascoyne Dalziel, Records of the Several Coal Owners’
(1838); George Elliot [Estimated Cost of Winning and Associations of Monmouthshire and South Wales, 1864
Likely Profit of] Belmont Colliery (1845); Schedule of Plant to 1895 (1895)*; Nicholas Wood, Prospectus of the Mining
Fixtures and Moveables at Brereton Colliery (1848); Mr A Association of Great Britain (1856); Suggested Scheme for
M Chambers’ Report upon Thorncliffe Collieries [printed Reconstruction of the Coal Owners’ Federation (1894)*.
for private circulation] (1881); Extracts from the ‘Stock Policy: Monopoly and Competition: ‘Pro Bono Publico’
Books’ of the Ladyshore Colliery. The Organization of and ‘Frauds which have been practised in the coal trade’,
Production and Distribution: ‘Coal Mines and Colliers’, The Gentleman’s Magazine (1800); ‘Trial and conviction of
The Saturday Review (1879)*; ‘The Dudley Scientific, the coalowners for conspiring against the pitmen and the
Art, and Industrial Exhibition: Conference on Practical public’, The Northern Star and Leeds General Advertiser
Mining’, Birmingham Daily Post (1864); ‘Coalmining and (1844)*; Report of W D Holmes, Civil Engineer on the
the Duties of Colliery Managers’, Colliery Guardian (1890)*; Midland Grand Junction Railway (1837)*; Circular issued
Matthias Dunn, A Treatise on the Winning and Working by H Taylor, ‘Meeting of the United Committee’ (1845);
of Collieries: Including Numerous Statistics and Remarks A Scheme for Regulating and Reorganising the Sale and
on Ventilation, and Illustrated by Plans and Engravings Distribution of Fuel (1896); [Mining Association of Great
... (1848)*; John Adley, The Coal Trade: A Descriptive Britain], Coal Schemes: Memorandum (1896). Victorian
Poem by John Adley, A Pitman, at Newbottle (1818); ‘The Retrospects and Prospects: James Tonge: ‘Coal Mining
Mines Drainage Question at Tipton’, Birmingham Daily in 1850 and 1890: A Few Contrasts’, Transactions of the
Post (1869); Robert Anderson, A Brief Exposition of the Manchester Geological Society (1890–2)*.
Present State of the Coal Trade between the Shipping
Volume 3: The Problems of the World
Ports in the North of England and London (1839)*; Hyde
Clarke, Contributions to Railway Statistics in 1845, 1847, Risks and Returns: Mining Association of Great Britain,
& 1848 (1849)*. Technical Change: ‘Coal-Cutting by Employers’ Liability for Injuries: Petitions Against the Bill
Machinery: Its Probable Influence on the Future of Coal- (1879); ‘The Cost of Colliery Accidents’, Colliery Guardian
Mining Industry’, Colliery Guardian (1874); J A Longden, (1890); ‘Strike disturbance at Leeds’, The Times (1911);
‘The Electrical Exhibition at Paris, 1881’, The Journal of the Articles, Rules, Orders & Regulations of the Colliery
British Society of Mining Students (1881–2)*; ‘The Electric Viewers’ Society (1821); Rules and Conditions of the Coal
Light at Earnock Colliery’, Colliery Guardian (1881); E Trade Association for Insurance on Policy, South Shields
F Melly, ‘Use of Steel Girders and Props in Coal-Mines’, (1839)*; ‘Among the Pitmen’, Pall Mall Gazette (1894)*;
TFIME (1896–7); W R Crane, ‘The Use of Concrete for ‘The Blanks that are Drawn in Mining Lottery’, Colliery
Mine Support’, TIME (1908–9)*. Law and Arbitration: Guardian (1881); Edward Cockburn, ‘The Strike in the Coal
‘Consett Waterworks Company v. Ritson’, Colliery Guardian Trade – Mineral Royalties [Letter]’, Colliery Guardian
(1888 & 1889); ‘Hanley & Bucknall Colliery Co v. Perrins’, (1885); ‘Failure of a Barnsley Colliery Company’, The
Colliery Guardian (1885); ‘Fine for Leaving work Withouth Sheffield and Rotherham Independent (1893); ‘Attempted
Notice’, Colliery Guardian (1880); ‘Ceasing Work without Suicide of Mr Dan Rylands’, The Leeds Mercury (1893);
Notice’ [Fenham Colliery v. Egan and Paison], Colliery ‘Workmen’s Sympathy for an Employer’, The North-Eastern
Guardian (1890); ‘Reckless Miners’, Colliery Guardian Daily Gazette (1893); ‘Suicide at Battersea’, The Times
(1890); ‘A Colliery Manager Fined’, Colliery Guardian (1910); ‘Tragic End of a Former Barnsley Man’, The Barnsley
(1890); ‘Alleged colliery subsidence at Cockfield’, Colliery Chronicle (1910); ‘The Coal Trade’, Westminster Review
Guardian (1890); ‘Important Colliery Prosecution’, [Report (1843)*; G P Bidder, ‘The profits of coal-pits’, The Nineteenth
Century (1894)*; T Richardson and J A Walbank, Profits
of proceedings, HM Inspector of Mines v. Fletcher], Colliery
and Wages in the British Coal Trade (1898–1910) (1911)*.
Guardian (1890); ‘Mining Arbitration’, Colliery Guardian
Costs and Efficiency: The Eight Hours Movement
(1885); ‘Law Intelligence: Lowe v. Small’, Colliery Guardian
(Coal Mines): Proceedings at a Joint Conference of
(1885). The People of the Trade: Extracts from the
Representative Coal Owners and the Miners’ Federation
diaries of Anne Lister (1771–1848), in the Halifax Guardian
... (1881)*; ‘The Battle for the Coal Trade’, The Saturday
(1887–92); C Wilkins, The South Wales Coal Trade and
Review (1865); Isaac Hodges, ‘Increase of Working-Costs
its Allied Industries (1888)*; Ms. concerning Frances
in Coal-Mines during the Past Half -Century, the Rate
Anne Emily Vane-Tempest, Marchioness of Londonderry
of Increase, and the Causes Thereof’, TIME (1910–11);
(1854–8); Lady Rhondda, ‘Business and Commerce’, in
‘The Coal Trade between London and the North-eastern
Careers for Girls (1928); Nicholas Wood, ‘Address on the
ports – The Use of the Telegraph; A Profitable Prospect’,
Two Late Eminent Engineers, the Messrs. Stephenson,
Father and Son’, TNEIME (1859–60)*; ‘To the memory of Colliery Guardian (1858); Henry S C Ree, ‘Mechanical
Sir Humphry Davy, Bart. [Poem]’, The Mirror of Literature, Appliances used in the Shipping of Coal at the Bute Docks,
Amusement, and Instruction (1829); ‘Paris’s Life of Davy: Cardiff’, Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical
Secondary Rewards of Science, and Primary Ignorance Engineers (1906)*; James R Napier, ‘On the economy
of the Aristocracy’, The Examiner (1831); ‘Births, Deaths, of fuel in domestic arrangements’, Proceedings of the
Marriages and Obituaries’, Newcastle Courant (1843); ‘The Philosophical Society of Glasgow (1873–5)*; J S Jeans, On
Late Mr. John Buddle’, The Times (1843); C Wilkins, The the Consumption and Economy of Fuel in the Iron and Steel
South Wales Coal Trade and its Allied Industries (1888)*. Manufacture (1883)*. Sustainability: ‘Mrs Brown on the
Organization: ‘Resolutions of Meeting and Rules of the Coal Question’, Fun (1866); ‘Colliery Director’, A Warning
 Part II
Voice from the British Coal Field: Or, Coal Exhaustion Volume 4: Identities and Communities
and its Remedy (1885)*; ‘A Curious Statement Showing (edited by James Jaffe)
the Probability, at Some Distant Period, of a Failure of the Becoming A Collier: Thomas Wilson, The Pitman’s Pay,
Coal Mines’, The Universal Magazine of Knowledge and and other Poems (1843); Jack Lawson, A Man’s Life (1932)*;
Pleasure (1801); ‘Our Supposed Inexhaustible Stores of G Parkinson, True Stories of Durham Pit Life (1912); Frank
Coal’, The Penny Magazine (1844); Emerson Bainbridge, Mundell, Stories of the Coal Mine (1896). Work And
‘On Coal Mining in Deep Workings’, Transactions of Industrial Relations: United Association of Colliers, A
the Institution of Civil Engineers (1870)*; ‘Discovery of Voice from the Coal Mines, Or, A Plain Statement of the
a Coalfield in Kent’, Colliery Guardian (1890); George Various Grievances of the Pitmen of the Tyne and Wear ...
Dunston, Black Diamonds from the New Eastern Coalfields (1825); Gordon Armbruster, Appendix of interviews from,
(1910)*. The Rise of the New Industrial Powers: The Social Determination of Ideologies: Being a Study
‘Extensive coal fields’, The Mirror of Literature, Amusement of a Welsh Mining Community (unpublished PhD thesis,
and Instruction (1830); ‘The Coal Trade’, Westminster 1940); E A Rymer, The Martyrdom of the Mine; or, A Sixty
Review (1843)*; ‘The Comparative Costs of Working Years Struggle for Life (1898); Will Ye Starve? A Few Plain
Coal’, Colliery Guardian (1886)*. The British State in Words to the People of Great Britain, on the Wickedness,
Coal Powered World: ‘Our Screw-Navy’, Chambers’s Selfishness, & Rapacity of Coal Owners and Coal Miners
Journal (1859); George Robert Parkin, ‘The Geographical ... (1873); William Martin, The Philosopher’s Letter to the
Unity of the British Empire’, reprinted from the Scottish British Government on Behalf of the Poor Pitmen (1844);
Lord Londonderry, A Letter to Lord Ashley on the Mines
Geographical Magazine (1894)*; Basil Thomson, ‘The
and Collieries Bill (1842); Kellogg Durland, Among the
Samoa Agreement in Plain English’, Blackwood’s Edinburgh
Fife Miners (1904); James C Welsh, ‘Labour’, ‘The Miner’
Magazine (1899); ‘The Navy and Fuel Oil: Some Essential
and ‘A Tribute to Robert Smillie’ in Songs of a Miner
Factors’, The Times Engineering Supplement (1912); ‘Coal
(1918). Community Institutions: George Waddington,
and Oil: The Question of Fuel for the Fleet: Conflicting
Inaugural Address delivered at the opening of the
Arguments’, The Times (1913); ‘Government and Oil
Mechanics’ Institute at Gateshead (1848); Wilfrid Sparroy,
Properties: Arrangement with the Anglo-Persian Company’,
The Colliers of Windy Hill: Crucial Moments in a Welsh
The Times (1914). Internationalism and Imperialism: Village (1903). Community Life: ‘The Worst Village in
Anon [Benjamin Disraeli], An Inquiry into the Plans, England’, Christian Budget (1899); Ernst Dückershoff, How
Progress, and Policy of the American Mining Companies the English Workman Lives (1899); The Miner: A Journal
(1825)*; Reports of a Committee for Investigating the Coal for Underground Workers (1877); Rev R East, A Sermon on
and Mineral Resources of India (1838)*; ‘The Raneegunge the Death of Children (1876); Rev T E Forster (ed), Memoir
Coal Field, Bengal’, Colliery Guardian (1872)*; ‘Coal in of the Hartley Colliery Accident, 1862 (1912); Report on
Russia’, Colliery Guardian (1886); Joseph Crankshaw, ‘Coal Welsh mining villages, Morning Chronicle (1850).
Mining in South Russia’, Transactions of the Manchester
Volume 5: Health and Accidents
Geological Society (1898–1900); Thomas Young Hall,
(edited by John Benson)
‘Coal Mining Industry in China’, TNEIME (1865–6); ‘This
Environmental Health: Rev W Leigh, An Authentic
Evening’s News: Coal in China’, Pall Mall Gazette (1873);
Narrative of the Melancholy Occurrences at Bilston in the
‘Coals and Colliers’ Wages’, Birmingham Daily Post (1873)*;
County of Stafford, during the Awful Visitation in that
‘Indian Steam Navigation and Coal Supply’, The Examiner
Town, By Cholera in the Months of August and September
(1860); Report of a Meeting held at the Westminster
1832 … (1833)*; Enumeration District 7, Brynmawr,
Palace Hotel, March 26, 1879, for the Discussion of Affairs
Breconshire, from Census of England and Wales (1841);
in Borneo...*; Capt J C R Colomb, RMA, The Naval and
‘Notes on Miners’ Housing’, Glasgow Herald (1875);
Military Resources of the Colonies, reprinted from the
C Walford, On the Number of Deaths from Accident,
Journal of the Royal United Service Institution (1879)*. Negligence, Violence, and Misadventure in the United
Oil versus Coal: ‘Oil or Coal?’, Colliery Guardian (1886); Kingdom and Some Other Countries (1881)*; J S Haldane,
‘Substitutes for Coal’, Colliery Guardian (1889); ‘Motor-car ‘The Health of Old Colliers’, Transactions of the Institute
mania’, Review of Reviews (1898); F S S, ‘Oil fuel versus of Mining Engineers (1915–6). The Poor Law, Charity,
coal’, Westminster Review (1913). Industrial Relations and Self-Help: ‘Regulations
for the Better Administration of Out-Door Relief’ (1876);
‘Lancashire and Cheshire’, Provident (1881); Miners’
Orphanage, Rotherham, press cuttings (1885); Durham
Coal Trade Arbitration: February, 1876 (1876)*; ‘Revised
Rules’, Mining Association of Great Britain, Report of the
Fifty-Seventh Annual Meeting (1911); ‘Friendly Societies’
Medical Attendance’, Friendly Societies’ Journal (1883);
William Watson, Superannuation for Miners, reprinted
from Barnsley Chronicle (1890). Occupational Health:
Special Rules for the Conduct & Guidance of Persons
Acting in the Management of Collieries and of All Persons
Employed in or About the Same in the South Staffordshire
District (1861); ‘The Appeal Case of William Brown, A Lodge Rules (1913). The Miners’ Federation of Great
Deputy at the Oaks Colliery’, Barnsley Chronicle (1877); Britain (MFGB): ‘8 Hours Bill Deputation to Home
Henry H Bourn, Earth’s Diamonds; Or Coal, Its Formation Secretary from miners of Merthyr and Aberdare’, MFGB
and Value. With a Plea for the Miner (c1882)*; T Lister Annual Report (1896); ‘Newspaper Criticisms of 8 Hours
Llewellyn, Miners’ Nystagmus: Its Causes and Prevention Bill’, MFGB Annual Report (1902); Minutes of Conciliation
(1912)*; Summaries of the Statistical Portion of the Reports Board 25 January 1906, MFGB Annual Report (1906).
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Association for Dealing with Distress caused by Mining Reward poster for arrest of those who attempted to blow-
Accidents, 1892 Report. Charity, the Law and Self- up houses of working colliers in Dudley (1864); ‘Strike in
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‘1893 lockout’, Colliery Guardian (1893); MFGB notice to all
(1882)*; ‘Action against an Insurance Company’, Mansfield
lodge secretaries proclaiming end of 1893 lockout; North
Reporter (1884); ‘Miners’ Provident Society’, South Wales
Wales Colliers’ Strike Poem (1894?); Tonypandy Dispute
Daily News (1893); Workmen’s Compensation Act 1897;
letter from Lionel Lindsay to Churchill (1910); election
GL Campbell, The Hartley Surplus: Correspondence and
leaflet on Police Brutalities in Wales (1910); Tonypandy
Report, Central Association for Dealing with Distress
Dispute Diary of Strike (1910); ‘Special Conference on South
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the Past and Present Conditions of the South Yorkshire
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dispute (1912). Labour Politics: ‘Conference on Labour
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Ironstone Workers’ Permanent Relief Society, 36th Annual
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Report (1905).
election to Board of Guardians (1901); South Glamorgan
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Unionism election address (1910); election pamphlet by Henry Twist
(edited by Keith Gildart) to electors of Wigan (1910); MFGB leaflet on 1910 election.
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Owners Vs Pit Men’, letter to the Miner’s Advocate (1844); [Portrait of miners’ leaders], MFGB Annual Report (1899);
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(1889); [article on arbitration], Colliery Guardian (1893); Report (1913).
[editorial on treatment of non-unionists], Colliery Guardian
(1893); Lewis Jenkins (Point of Ayr Colliery Manager) Vs
Edward Hughes (trade unionist) account of petty sessions
(1897); Report of Nottingham Conciliation Board on wages
(1899); Letter from Nottingham Miners’ Association
asking for holiday (1900); ‘Checkweighers Duties’, North
Wales Miners Magazine (1903); ‘The Selfishness of the
Miner’, Colliery Guardian (1912); ‘The Workman and the
Manager’, Colliery Guardian (1912); Monmouthshire and Editorial Board
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for a living Wage’ (1912). County Unions and National John Benson is at the University of
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Association], The Wigan Observer (1865); North Yorkshire Keith Gildart is at the University of
and Cleveland Miners Association, Minutes of Meeting Wolverhampton
2 November 1874 (1874); Rules of the Scottish Miners’
James Jaffe is at the University of Wisconsin
Association (1881); ‘Miners’ National Conference’, The
Labour Tribune (1889); ‘List of affiliated miners’ unions’,
– Whitewater
Trades Union Congress Report (1891); ‘Eight Hours Bill’, Quentin Outram is at the University of
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Durham Miners Association Monthly Circular (1902);
‘Conference of Miners’, Trades Union Congress Report
(1908); ‘Nationalisation of the Mines’, Trades Union
Congress Report (1912); ‘Miner’s Struggle for a Minimum
Wage’, Trades Union Congress (1912); New Deleval Miners’ * indicates an extract or extracts
 Archives
Bolton Archives North of England Institute of Mining,
British Library Newspaper Library Newcastle
Durham Record Office Northumberland Record Office
Flintshire Record Office Nottingham Record Office
Museum of Wigan Life Oldham Archives
The National Archives, London People’s History Museum, Manchester
National Archives of Scotland Staffordshire Record Office
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Salford

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