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“COMBING ()IT'l‘ IN THE MINES

... “COMBING ()IT'l‘ IN THE MINES. The South Wales miners, in conference at Cardiff on Monday, declined to support. u resolution passed by the Miners’ Federation of Great Britain regarding the recruiting of colliery workers. The federation had recommended ...

Published: Friday 12 October 1917
Newspaper: Stratford-upon-Avon Herald
County: Warwickshire, England
Type: Article | Words: 155 | Page: 6 | Tags: none

COMMANDEER ATX COAL MINES

... COMMANDEER ATX COAL MINES. Wasttiwcron. December SB. Mr. James R. Garfield. Controller of feaa iaauid an Order commandeer.ng a 1 coal which is mined. This drastic action has been taken order ensure immediate release of many •hips beld in various ports ...

Published: Friday 28 December 1917
Newspaper: Birmingham Daily Post
County: Warwickshire, England
Type: | Words: 189 | Page: 8 | Tags: none

Single Men in Coal Mines,

... Single Men in Coal Mines, | At Monday night's sitting of Bulkington Military Tribunal a local publican named Josiah Sewell (34), married, appealed for exemption. He stated that he had been 3 miner practically the whole of his life. Mr. P. Dewis said he ...

Published: Friday 06 July 1917
Newspaper: Coventry Graphic
County: Warwickshire, England
Type: Article | Words: 378 | Page: 11 | Tags: none

THE COME-OUT IN WARWICKSHIRE COAL MINES

... THE COME-OUT IN WARWICKSHIRE COAL MINES. connection with the comb-out among the miners. 800 general servicc men are required from the Leamington and distriote coal fteldf, and. roughly speaking, says a. correspondent, double that number heen warned prei-en ...

Published: Saturday 30 March 1918
Newspaper: Coventry Evening Telegraph
County: Warwickshire, England
Type: Article | Words: 50 | Page: 3 | Tags: none

SHIRKERS FROM THE COAL MINES

... SHIRKERS FROM THE COAL MINES. The South Walea Colliery Recruiting Court to-day combed out policemen, wages clerks, chemist's aMi«- tanU, butchers, and printers who entered the oollieriee after the war began 3.000 AEROPLANE WORKERS STRIKE, Iffiree thousand ...

Published: Thursday 13 December 1917
Newspaper: Birmingham Mail
County: Warwickshire, England
Type: | Words: 84 | Page: 3 | Tags: none

MEN FROM THE MINES. Federation Interview with the Home Secretary. (From Our Mining CorrMpondcnt.) execatire of ..

... MEN FROM THE MINES. Federation Interview with the Home Secretary. (From Our Mining CorrMpondcnt.) execatire of the Minors' Federation Great Britain waited upon the Home Secretary (Sir George Carei the Home OMce, reeterday afternoon, with referenoa the ...

Published: Friday 02 February 1917
Newspaper: Evening Despatch
County: Warwickshire, England
Type: | Words: 184 | Page: 3 | Tags: none

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... miners do not like the idea of having Grade 3 men sent back to them in the mines, although in some few cases they might, for a time, manage the eight hours slog down the mine. There are thousands of miners in the country--brainy miners —v.ho have left ...

Published: Friday 27 September 1918
Newspaper: Midland Counties Tribune
County: Warwickshire, England
Type: | Words: 118 | Page: 2 | Tags: none

MINERS’

... conference. It is understood that strong protests were made against the mines being farther depleted of men. It was stated that figures given to the number men who have found employ, in mines since the outbreak of war bore relation to the facta. In the discussion ...

Published: Friday 01 February 1918
Newspaper: Birmingham Daily Post
County: Warwickshire, England
Type: | Words: 151 | Page: 6 | Tags: none

MINERS’

... conference- is understood that strong protests were made against the mines being further depleted men. It was stated that figures given to the number men who have found employment in mines since the outbreak of war bore relation to the facts. In the discussion ...

Published: Friday 01 February 1918
Newspaper: Birmingham Daily Post
County: Warwickshire, England
Type: | Words: 154 | Page: 7 | Tags: none

THE CALL FOR 50,000 MINERS

... THE CALL FOR 50,000 MINERS. Official figures of ts.e voting on the Goveroment's for men from the coal mines are to hand (rain yarious Federation districts. tuid, so far as the most important are concerned. show no very deridert matorit.es or the other ...

Published: Friday 22 March 1918
Newspaper: Atherstone News and Herald
County: Warwickshire, England
Type: | Words: 153 | Page: 4 | Tags: none

Lanarkshire miners express strong disapproval of the new recruiting order, and refuse countenance further ..

... recruiting order, and refuse countenance further demands by the military till a complete comb-out was mad© men who entered mines since August. 1914. and demand equality of sacrifice from Lithuanians. In Admiralty dockyards the pay of labourers on productive ...

Published: Friday 10 August 1917
Newspaper: Coventry Evening Telegraph
County: Warwickshire, England
Type: Article | Words: 75 | Page: 3 | Tags: none

The Coal Shortage

... columns of the Graphic,” we called attention to a probable coal shortage, and emphasised the fact that too many men from the mines had already been called to the colours, and to take more would be suicidal. What we said last Spring is now being said by the ...

Published: Friday 13 September 1918
Newspaper: Coventry Graphic
County: Warwickshire, England
Type: Article | Words: 170 | Page: 3 | Tags: none