British Coal Trade. A reprint with an introductory note by Baron F Duckham

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First published 1915. Also covers coal trade as well as coal extraction. Intended by the writer as 'a popular account of the coal mining industry and of the coal trade of the British Isles, in which special attention is paid to economic and social aspects'. Provides a snapshot of the industry in the early 20th century but sometimes also provides an historical perspective. The scholarly introduction [v-xii] deals with the writer and the significance of the work. Has chapters: 'Coal and coal seams'; 'Uses of coal'; 'The English coalfields'; 'The Welsh, Irish and Scottish coalfields'; 'The Kent Coalfield'; 'New sinking and development'; 'Methods of coal mining'; 'Preparation of coal for market'; 'The bye-products of coal'; 'Economics of the coal trade'; 'The sale of coal'; 'Amalgamations'; 'Methods of paying wages'; 'Safety in mines'; 'Mining law and inspection'; 'Miners' trade unions'; 'Sliding scales and conciliation boards'; 'Abnormal places and the National Coal Strike'; 'Coal Mines (Minimum Wage) Act; 'Miners' life and work'; 'Housing of miners'; 'The anthracite coal trade'; 'Foreign trade in coal'; 'Oil fuel'; 'The coal question'; 'The Coal Question - future of the British coal trade'; 'The world's coal resources'. Extensive appendices which, inter alia, list coal companies