South Wales Coalfield Collection

Lance Rogers Collection

Personal Collections, 1897-1966.

Personal Collections

Ref No. Description Dates
MNC/PP/26/1 Court Judgement concerning piecework dispute, Humble v. Humphreys.
The summary of a judgement on an Appeal from a decision of the Supreme Court of New South Wales, Australia regarding piecework.
11.1901
MNC/PP/26/2 Court Judgement concerning minimum wage.
Contains the summary of the judgement, Davies v. Glamorgan Coal Company, regarding a minimum wage rate at Llwynypia Colliery.
23.6.1913
MNC/PP/26/3 Court Judgement concerning show cards.
The summary of the judgement on the case, Bedwas Navigation Colliery Company Limited v. William John Millson, regarding show cards and possible contempt of court.
7.7.1932
MNC/PP/26/4 Court Judgement on compensation, Griffiths v. Powell Duffryn Steam Coal Company Limited.
23.10.1934
MNC/PP/26/5 Court Judgement on compensation, Morgan and Hutchings v. Amalgamated Anthracite Collieries Limited.
24.7.1935
MNC/PP/26/6 Court Judgement concerning show cards.
The summary of the Judgement, Powell Duffryn Steam Coal Company Limited v. Ness Edwards, and the opinion as to Appeal. Also a copy of the Injunction on the case.
6.11.1935
MNC/PP/26/7 Court Judgement on compensation.
The summary of the judgement on the case, Edward Weeks v. Powell Duffryn Steam Coal Company Limited, regarding the Workmen's Compensation Act, 1925 and the matter of arbitration.
29.11.1935
MNC/PP/26/8 Court Judgement on compensation.
The summary of the judgement on the case, Wragg v. Samuel Fox and Company Limited, regarding the Workmens Compensation Act, 1925 and the Various Industries (Silicosis) Scheme 1930-34.
10.12.1935
MNC/PP/26/9 Court Judgement on wage claims.
The summary of the judgement on the case, Matthews v. Amalgamated Anthracite Collieries Limited, regarding wage claims at Great Mountain Colliery.
25.2.1936
MNC/PP/26/10 Court Judgement on compensation.
The summary of the judgement on the case, Caswell v. Powell Duffryn Associated Collieries Limited, regarding compensation at the Pandy Colliery, Penygraig.
25.7.1939
MNC/PP/26/11 Counsel Opinion on housecoal dispute with the Ocean Colliery Company.
5.10.1932
MNC/PP/26/12 Counsel Opinion regarding the Bedwas Navigation Colliery Company Limited and a resumption of work agreement.
There is also correspondence regarding the resumption of work agreement.
6.3.1933
MNC/PP/26/13 Counsel Opinion on an employment dispute with Taff-Merthyr Steam Coal Company Limited and the South Wales Miners Industrial Union.
23.5.1935
MNC/PP/26/14 Counsel Opinion on a packers dispute at Windsor Colliery.
Contains the Opinion and Further Opinion on a dispute concerning coal packers and compensation at the Windsor Colliery, Abertridwr and the Powell Duffryn Steam Coal Company Limited.
1937
MNC/PP/26/15 Counsel Opinion on a dispute concerning a Broken Winder at Llanbradach Colliery.
1938
MNC/PP/26/16 Memorandum of Agreement between the South Wales Miners' Federation and the Bedwas Navigation Colliery Company Limited.
Details of the contract to extract coal.
13.10.1936
MNC/PP/26/17 Agreements and correspondence between the Workmen and Grahams Navigation Collieries Limited.
Contains Agreements regarding the working practice at the coal seams and prices for driving hard headings, and correspondence regarding wage rates.
24.11.1915-30.12.1916
MNC/PP/26/18 Price List and Agreements between the Cardiff Steam Coal Collieries Company Limited and the Llanbradach Collieries workmen.
Contains a price list for Llanbradach, detailing costs for the nine feet seam, the cutting, heading, timbering prices and day work rates (12.3.1897). There is also a handwritten and a typescript agreement regarding wages for the colliers.
12.3.1897-23.10.1908
MNC/PP/26/19 Correspondence concerning dispute at Markham Colliery and at Pochin Colliery.
Correspondence concerning a failure to resolve a dispute concerning the refusal to pay a subsistence wage to shoeing smiths which the Joint Standing Disputes Committee investigated.
24.1.1930
MNC/PP/26/20 Agreements and Price Lists.
Contains Agreements and Price Lists between Burnyeat Brown and Company Limited and the workmen at Nine Mile Point Collieries.
14.12.1909-27.7.1933
MNC/PP/26/21 Agreements concerning Oakdale Navigation Collieries Limited.
Contains details of wage agreements, especially as regards the thin coal dispute of the Upper Rhas Las Seam.
16.11.1911-21.11.1923
MNC/PP/26/22 Price Lists and Illustrated section at Pengam Colliery.
Contains the schedule for prices of cutting, filling and deadwork, and an illustrated copy of the Brithdir Seam at the Colliery.
8.12.1914-10.4.1916
MNC/PP/26/23 Correspondence regarding a wages dispute at Rock Colliery.
Correspondence from the Disputes Committee who found in favour of the hauliers who had claimed for War wage on extra time paid to them.
17.11.1920
MNC/PP/26/24 Price Lists and Wage Agreements at Risca Colliery.
Contains copies of price lists agreed between the United National Collieries Limited and the Risca Colliery workmen.
5.10.1914-6.9.1921
MNC/PP/26/25 Agreements regarding Wages at Tredegar Collieries.
Contains Agreements regarding wage disputes between the Tredegar Iron and Coal Company Limited and Tredegar Collieries workmen. Also a photocopy of the District Minimum Wage Agreement 1917.
1.5.1900-1932
MNC/PP/26/26 Correspondence regarding a show cards dispute.
Contains an agreement to hold discussions regarding men who have been dismissed as a result of a show cards dispute at Tredegar, Oakdale, and Markham Collieries by the Tredegar Iron and Coal Company Limited.
25.9.1928
MNC/PP/26/27 Conciliation Board Agreement for the Coal Trade of Monmouthshire and South Wales.
Contains a Memorandum of Agreement, Rules of Procedure, Schedule of classes of Daywagemen, indicating their respective grades, and of skilled craftsmen, both underground and on the surface.
2.3.1942
MNC/PP/26/28 Miscellaneous correspondence.
Contains correspondence from Nine Mile Point Collieries, the Tredegar Iron and Coal Company Limited and the South Wales Miners Federation, Taff and Cynon District of Miners regarding working conditions and prices for working coal seams.
18.9.1907-5.2.1930
MNC/PP/26/29 Leaflet advertising a Special Conference on the Taff-Merthyr situation.
7.5.1935
MNC/PP/26/30 Joint Investigating Committee Report on South Wales.
An investigation by W H Sales and A L Horner of Collieries in South Wales, concentrating on the Rhondda area and the Neath area, investigating falling production. There is also a section on the Rhondda and a set of basic statistics (1954-55).
10.1.1956
MNC/PP/26/31 Miscellaneous correspondence.
Contains miscellaneous correspondence to and from Lance Rogers during his time as a Miners Agent.
10.1965-4.1966

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