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Mining Association of Great Britain
Catalogue reference: COAL 11
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COAL 11
This series contains papers and files of the Mining Association and is mainly concerned with wage arbitration and awards, and conditions of work in the mining industry. Also included are records of various committees formed to deal with disputes,...
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Reference (The unique identifier to the record described, used to order and refer to it)
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COAL 11
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Title (The name of the record)
- Mining Association of Great Britain
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Date (When the record was created)
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1936-1947
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Description (What the record is about)
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This series contains papers and files of the Mining Association and is mainly concerned with wage arbitration and awards, and conditions of work in the mining industry. Also included are records of various committees formed to deal with disputes, national agreements and expert policy.
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Related material (A cross-reference to other related records)
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Memoranda of agreements are in COAL 42
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Held by (Who holds the record)
- The National Archives, Kew
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Public Record(s)
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Language (The language of the record)
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English
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Creator(s) (The creator of the record)
- Mining Association of Great Britain, 1854-1954
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Physical description (The amount and form of the record)
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106 file(s)
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Administrative / biographical background (Historical or biographical information about the creator of the record and the context of its creation)
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The Mining Association of Great Britain was formed in 1854 as an independent body to represent employers in the mining industry, with the aim of considering and, if appropriate, acting upon any proposed legislation which might affect mining or kindred industries. It had a central policy committee and a number of sub-committees which dealt with legislation affecting matters such as recruitment, training and education, research and hydrocarbon oil. Local committees were also set up on an ad hoc basis.
The association was involved with the determination of wage levels in the coal industry and with hours of work and other conditions of employment. It had its own trade newspaper and a mining college and schools. Research into the causes of and ways of preventing explosions of coal dust was undertaken on its behalf. The association worked in conjunction with the National Conciliation Board for the Coal Mining Industry and the Mineworkers' Federation of Great Britain.
With the nationalisation of the coal industry in 1947 the role of the association was very much reduced and it was dissolved on 23 September 1954.
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C5259/
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