A History of the Durham Miners' Association 1870-1904, by Alderman John Wilson, J.P

About this eBook

Author

Wilson, John, 1837-

Title

A History of the Durham Miner's Association 1870-1904

Credits

Produced by Odessa Paige Turner and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at www.pgdp.net (This book was produced from scanned images of public domain material from the Google Print project.)

Language

English

LoC Class

TN: Technology: Mining engineering, Metallurgy

Subject

Coal miners -- Labor unions -- Great Britain -- History

Category

Text

eBook-No.

48925

Project Gutenberg

https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/48925

Release Date

May 10, 2015

Copyright

Public domain in the USA.

Contents

1. 1.A HISTORY OF THE Durham Miners' Association 1870-1904 — CONTENTS — INDEX TO ILLUSTRATIONS
2. 2.PREFATORY EXPLANATION
3. 3.THE PREPARATION — LAYING THE FOUNDATION — REARING THE BUILDING — OUR FIRST GALA — THE LEADERS — THE OPPOSITION TO THE BUILDING — 1872 — IMPORTANT CONFERENCE OF COLLIERY OWNERS AND MINERS' AGENTS IN NEWCASTLE — THE FIRST GALA ON THE RACE-COURSE, DURHAM — THE SECOND ADVANCE IN WAGES — FORMATION OF JOINT COMMITTEE — THE MINES REGULATION ACT — CLAIM FOR ADVANCE OF FIFTEEN PER CENT. — 1873 — THE HOURS OF BOYS — 1874 — 1875 — 1876 — JOINT COMMITTEE CHAIRMAN — 1877 — THE FIRST SLIDING SCALE — THE FIRST RELIEF FUND — 1878 — POSITION OF THE ASSOCIATION — FORMATION OF THE FEDERATION BOARD — 1879 — 1880 — RESTRICTION OF LABOUR — WORKING HOURS ARBITRATION — THE DEPUTIES' ARBITRATION — THE EMPLOYERS' LIABILITY ACT — 1881-82 — THIRD SLIDING SCALE — DEATH OF MR MACDONALD — 1883-84 — THE FOURTH SLIDING SCALE — SECOND RELIEF FUND — WHEATLEY HILL "PUTT PAY" — 1885 — 1887-89 — THE EIGHT HOURS—A RESTRICTION — THE SLIDING SCALE — THE COUNTY COUNCILS' ACT — 1890 — DEATH OF MR CRAWFORD — THE SHORTENING OF HOURS — 1891-1892 — THE CLAIM FOR A REDUCTION — THE AFTERMATH OF THE STRIKE — THE EIGHT HOURS AGAIN — 1893 — THE WAGES BOARD — DURHAM AND THE MINERS' FEDERATION — 1894-95 — 1896 — DEATH OF MR PATTERSON — 1897 — THE WASHINGTON STRIKE — 1898 — THE COMPENSATION ACT — 1899 — THE WAGES AGAIN — THE SECOND CONCILIATION BOARD — THE AGED MINERS' HOMES — DEPUTIES' WAGES — 1900 — AGREEMENTS — 1901 — THE DEATH OF THE BISHOP OF DURHAM — APPOINTMENT OF THE ACCOUNTANT — 1902-1903 — THE BANK HOLIDAY — MR PATTERSON'S STATUE — THE EIGHT HOURS—SECOND BALLOT — COAL-DRAWING AGREEMENT — 1904 — SUSPENSION OF JOINT COMMITTEE — CONCILIATION BOARD — THE FILLERS' AGREEMENT — AFTER WORDS — CHANGES — IN MEMORIAM — AU REVOIR — APPENDIX I — APPENDIX II — APPENDIX III — INDEX

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