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Dean Forest Miners and the Comb Out

... Comb Out. MEETING AT CINDERFORD. A further meeting of miners in connection with the combing out of young men from the mines was held Cinderofrd on Monday. Mr. M. H. Perkins, ex-President of the Miners Association, presided, and was supported by the ...

Published: Saturday 25 August 1917
Newspaper: Gloucester Journal
County: Gloucestershire, England
Type: Article | Words: 251 | Page: 3 | Tags: none

MINES*’ rOMB-OUF

... ition of these men being thit all men of age whbd bave entered Id be combed out mines since Aug., 191, Mr. Herbert Smith, of it of the Miners’ Federation and a of the Mines’ Control Board, attended stati the metting, and read a te! from Gen. Geddes the ...

Published: Monday 13 August 1917
Newspaper: Western Morning News
County: Devon, England
Type: Article | Words: 141 | Page: 5 | Tags: none

THE MINERS' COMB

... coalfield the Schema agreed upon between the Miners' Federation of Great Britain and the Government for the combing out from mines of young unmarried men between 18 and 25. The ballot was fixed for August 22 and 23. The question recruiting at collieries ...

Published: Thursday 09 August 1917
Newspaper: Western Daily Press
County: Bristol, England
Type: Article | Words: 163 | Page: 3 | Tags: none

South Wales Miners to Take a Ballot

... Executive have made arrangements for taking a ballot the coalfield scheme for the combing out young unmarried miners from the mines. ...

Published: Thursday 09 August 1917
Newspaper: Western Times
County: Devon, England
Type: Article | Words: 32 | Page: 4 | Tags: none

DEAN FOREST MINERS AND THE

... rect lated hear). He pointed out The authorities had been unable to get the men asked for out of the mines from thos COrge who had rushed to the mines to escape arner ment, because of the fact that so many of elves Mr. were either too old or physically ...

Published: Saturday 25 August 1917
Newspaper: Gloucestershire Chronicle
County: Gloucestershire, England
Type: Article | Words: 534 | Page: 5 | Tags: none

LORD MOUNT EDOCUMBE

... at the proems every form of labors:err heeded. •ort labourers thouhl eat be required to joie the !mai volunteer eorpo At the mine time the vermeil:lel the red the volumelc were The Thar •ppires re harvest I Clerk: is seed about hareem. time Ib proceeded ...

Published: Thursday 09 August 1917
Newspaper: Western Evening Herald
County: Devon, England
Type: | Words: 382 | Page: 3 | Tags: none

Drybrook

... against stone wall to bear it in mind that every man was a soldier by law and the military would have their quota from the, mines. Of the new hands who had been taken on since 1913 only 30 per cent, were eligible for the army. It having been ascertained ...

Published: Saturday 18 August 1917
Newspaper: Gloucester Journal
County: Gloucestershire, England
Type: Article | Words: 167 | Page: 6 | Tags: none

Scotch Affairs

... on the scheme agreed upon between the’ Miners’ TVederation of Great Britain and the Govern- ment for the combing out from mines of young unmarried men between 18 and 25. a meeting of the Executive Council at Car- A form of ballot paper was agreed to at ...

Published: Thursday 09 August 1917
Newspaper: Exeter and Plymouth Gazette
County: Devon, England
Type: Article | Words: 1097 | Page: 4 | Tags: none

DRYBROOK

... heads nst a stone wall, to bear it in mind that every man wjis soldier law and the mil it ary would have their quota from the mines. Of the new hands who had been taken since only per cent, were eligible for the army. having been ascer.ained that at a meeting ...

Published: Saturday 18 August 1917
Newspaper: Gloucestershire Chronicle
County: Gloucestershire, England
Type: | Words: 362 | Page: 3 | Tags: none

BJ# s'li h matters ought to ho ac-qu«int«j with ( tii« rlomoQtary fact and draft their decrees 1

... by moter car, accompanied by Princess Mary, Tempy. Lt.-Col S. P. Ne ate Henry, and Prince George. Tempy. Lt.Col COMBING OUT MINES. Tempy. G. 8. Symes, Hampshire R. month, wil «says “ The leadon's next Lord Mayor, to be elected formally TO BE BREVET-MAJOR ...

Published: Thursday 09 August 1917
Newspaper: Western Morning News
County: Devon, England
Type: Article | Words: 1989 | Page: 3 | Tags: none