1st Edition

South Wales Miners: Glowyr de Cymru A History of the South Wales Miners' Federation, 1898-1914

By Robert Page Arnot Copyright 1967
412 Pages
by Routledge

412 Pages
by Routledge

412 Pages
by Routledge

First published in 1967, South Wales Miners: Glowyr de Cymru is a vivid portrayal of contending personalities in the generation before the first world war, often set forth in their own words. Outstanding amongst them are the founder of the Labour Party., Keir Hardie and the young Liberal politician Winston Churchill whose successive ministerial duties brought him into close relation with the... Read more

Foreword Preface 1. Before the Federation 2. Four Cornered Conflict 3. First Years of Federation 4. Coal Tax and Conciliation Board 5. Shorter Hours and the Sequel 6. The 1910 Wages Agreement 7. Cambrian Combine Dispute 1910 8. The Cambrian Dispute 1911 9. The Minimum Wage Dispute 10. The Great Strike of 1912 11. Coal Mines (Minimum Wage) Act, 1912, and After 12. Year of the Great Disaster 13. Retrospect and Prospect General Appendices Indexes

Biography

R Page Arnot