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The Miners: Years of Struggle
First published in 1953, The Miners: Years of Struggle is the official history of the British miners, which draws on original sources, moving into the stormy period when the economic bargaining of the million colliery employees with the mine owners became the concern of Parliament and people. The great strike of 1921; the stoppages of 1921 and 1926 (the latter opening with the General Strike); and how successive administrations met those crises – these form an historical matrix from which the present public ownership inevitably emerged. The conflict of ideas and personalities is shown as part of the struggles of these stormy times. This book will be of interest to students of history, sociology, economics and political science.
The Cornish Miner
The first mention of tin mining in Cornwall dates back to pre Roman days. Since then the industry grew in importance and tin was exported to many countries. Mining techniques and machinery improved as did the miners living and working conditions. Cornishing mining reached its heyday in the last century with Cornish tin famous throughout Europe. Cornish miner were also great travellers, wandering as far as America and South Africa.
Mining in World History
This book deals with the history of mining and smelting from the Renaissance to the present. Martin Lynch opens with the invention, sometime before 1453, of a revolutionary technique for separating silver from copper. It was this invention which brought back to life the rich copper-silver mines of central Europe, in the process making brass cannon and silver coin available to the ambitious Habsburg emperors, thereby underpinning their quest for European domination. Lynch also discusses the Industrial Revolution and the far-reaching changes to mining and smelting brought about by the steam engine; the era of the gold rushes; the massive mineral developments and technological leaps forward which took place in the USA and South Africa at the end of the 19th century; and, finally, the spread of mass metal-production techniques amid the violent struggles of the 20th century. In an engaging, concise and fast-paced text, he presents the interplay of personalities, politics and technology that have shaped the metallurgical industries over the last 500 years.
The Miners and British Politics 1906-1914
The decade before the First World War saw a major change in the politics of the British coalfields, with the Labour Party laying the foundations for its post-war grip on the allegiance of the miners. Covers the role of the Miners' Federation of Great Britain.
The Miners' Association
Historical background of the miners association of great britain and story of the activities of the national level trade union organisation in representing the interests of coal miners in the UK during the period from 1842 to 1849 - covers working conditions and living conditions in coal mining areas during the period, wages, membership and leadership of the association, collective bargaining, strikes, political aspects of the associations activities, etc. Bibliography.
Underground Life
The 1869 translation of an illustrated work on mining, originally published in 1867 and regarded as having inspired Zola's Germinal.
History's Most Dangerous Jobs: Miners
Mining is Britain's oldest industry, and this book follows the men and, in the past, women who spent their lives working underground. Since the New Stone Age various minerals have been wrested from British soil – copper, tin, gold, lead – but in later periods the key commodity was coal. Those who worked in the mines were constantly battling on two fronts: there was the continual danger of flood and explosion; and the often bitter struggles against the mine owners. This story is also one of invention and innovation, looking particularly at how the independent miners of Cornwall and Devon were at the forefront of the development of the steam engine that was to transform society. This, the second book in an exciting new series looking at Britain's most dangerous industries, is a tale of blood, sweat and death among a courageous and close-knit community that has now all but passed into history.
The Enemy Without
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The Fed
On St David's Day, 1927, 52 miners died in a gas explosion at the Marine Colliery. When the Prime Minister, Stanley Baldwin, arrived on the scene to bring condolences, he was shouted down by cries of murderer. The appalling working conditions and the Marine Colliery tragedy sparked off a wave of protest and led to a groundswell of support for the South Wales Miners' Federation, otherwise known as The Fed.
