... premises—wmch they had protested against for a considerable time in the county—and also that surfacemen who had worked the mines previous to August, 1915. had, at the request of the Miners’ Federation, been granted two months’ extension before being called ...

... out, however, that it should be remembered that in orkshirc six days per week were worked, and that the mines were very deep. Workers in deep mines became exhausted sooner than those in shallow minhs, and could not keep up as some people anticipated. Further ...

... BLINDER IN MINERS’ COMB-OUT ARKANGEMRXT. Dissatisfaction has been caused anionic the workmen in several the coat-mining districts (writes our mining correspondent), connection with the combi:ig-out men tor military service. sxrangement was made between the ...

... be remembered that in Yorkshire six days per week were worked, find that the mines were very deep. Workers in deep mines became exhausted sooner than those in shallow mines, and could not keep up as some people anticipated. Further, the scarcity of essential ...

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... powers that be ought to take the names of men under military age employed in the mines since August, 1914, and that such men should called upon to prove ttieir practical mining experience prior to that time. , Various branch grievances were dealtwith, and ...

... between employers, employed, and the Government, considerable numbers of recruits will in the near future be obtained from the mining, munition, and other staple industries. _ Sir Auckland Minister of National Service, proposes to give the House of Commons ...

... hursdav. The attack was made on Iront two. kilometres, and the fighting was extremely fierce. Favoured the explosion of several mines, the enemy succeeded penetrating our works in tlie’lirst line, hut the machineguns reinforcing the. light artillery, they executed ...

... Derbyshire Colliery Recruiting Court sat at rher-terlicld today, under the cDairmanship Mr. H. A. Abbott, lI.M. Inspector Mines. About thirty appeal* uere heard from mitten who had been combed out the ground that they had entered the pit since the outbreak ...

... chair, dealt largely with the question of voluntary enlistment of mine workers. Mr. Smith, in a statement to the Press, said the Home Office short time ago agreed to release 20.000 mine workers. A system of combing out. was adopted which was working to ...

... to increase the number from 43 to 52. The conference decided accept the revised scheme, and also the committee’s scheme of mining mobility bureau, under which miners who are members of the Federation could be voluntarily removed when work is slack in one ...

... combing out the army. Pole* who have escaped to Holland from work ing in German mines declare that in addition oners war many Belgian civilians are row employed in the mines, the numbers having especially increased recently.—“ Daily correspondent. ...