ABSTRACT

First Published in 1971.This book is mainly about Nottinghamshire, but not exclusively so as there is a great deal of similarity between the four wages districts (Nottinghamshire, Derbyshire, Leicestershire and South Derbyshire) which make up the East Midlands. For a detailed consideration of the history of mining Trade unionism in the locality, reference should be made to a previous book ‘The Miners of Nottinghamshire 1914 to 1944’. The present volume contains an abbreviated account only.

part |2 pages

PART I

chapter I|20 pages

Getting the Coal

chapter II|14 pages

The Coal Owners

chapter III|28 pages

The Miners

chapter IV|10 pages

Transport and Marketing

chapter V|26 pages

The Emergence of a County Miners’ Union

part |2 pages

PART III

chapter I|14 pages

The Uneasy Peace 1919–1924

chapter II|24 pages

The 1926 Lockout: Causes and Consequences

chapter IV|24 pages

The Second World War and After, 1939–1947

chapter V|18 pages

Spencerism