The Miners of Northumberland and Durham. A History of Their Social and Political ProgressJ. Robinson, 1873 - 302 páginas |
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... manner of the carriage of coals is by laying rails of timber from the colliery down to the river , exactly straight and parallel ; and bulky carts are made with four rowlers fitting these rails , whereby the carriage is so easy , that ...
... manner of the carriage of coals is by laying rails of timber from the colliery down to the river , exactly straight and parallel ; and bulky carts are made with four rowlers fitting these rails , whereby the carriage is so easy , that ...
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... manner . Not only did they refuse to pay them a fair wage for their laborious and dangerous work - and the work was dangercus in a very high degree then - but they treated them as so many serfs who were utterly unworthy of any ...
... manner . Not only did they refuse to pay them a fair wage for their laborious and dangerous work - and the work was dangercus in a very high degree then - but they treated them as so many serfs who were utterly unworthy of any ...
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... manner of brutal and lawless repri- sals . There is no justification whatever to be uttered on be- half of the men for the many violent acts of which they were guilty , but there is less justification for the conduct of the employers in ...
... manner of brutal and lawless repri- sals . There is no justification whatever to be uttered on be- half of the men for the many violent acts of which they were guilty , but there is less justification for the conduct of the employers in ...
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... manner which justified the presence of a large force to restrain them from going to a dangerous excess . CHAPTER VI . THE FIRST POLITICAL DEMONSTRATION . THE WALDRIDGE COLLIERY OUTRAGE . THE LONG STRIKE OF 1832 . EJECTMENTS AT HETTON ...
... manner which justified the presence of a large force to restrain them from going to a dangerous excess . CHAPTER VI . THE FIRST POLITICAL DEMONSTRATION . THE WALDRIDGE COLLIERY OUTRAGE . THE LONG STRIKE OF 1832 . EJECTMENTS AT HETTON ...
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... meeting in a most peaceable manner . It All the collieries being now at a stand still , the owners had in many instances engaged new hands to take the places of those on strike , but the latter still retaining NORTHUMBERLAND AND DURHAM .
... meeting in a most peaceable manner . It All the collieries being now at a stand still , the owners had in many instances engaged new hands to take the places of those on strike , but the latter still retaining NORTHUMBERLAND AND DURHAM .
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accidents agents agreed amongst the miners appointed Association attended Backworth Bebside bill Bishop Auckland Blyth body boys Burradon called carried cause chairman chaldron Choppington coal owners coal trade commenced committee coroner counties of Northumberland County of Durham Cowpen Cramlington dangerous Davy lamp delegate meeting district Durham Miners employed employers explosion favour fund Gateshead grievances Hartley Haswell Hepburn Hetton hewers Honourable House inquest inspector Jarrow John John Giles Joseph Cowen labour large number lives magistrates Martin Jude masters meeting was held Messrs miners of Northumberland Newcastle Northumberland and Durham o'clock occurred opinion paid Parliament parties peace persons petitioners pitmen police poor present proceedings refused resolution Roberts Seaton Delaval secretary Seghill sent shaft Sheriff Hill society South Shields strike taken Thomas Thomas Pratt Thornley tion Town Moor tubs turned Tyne union ventilation viewer wages Wallsend week West Moor whilst William workmen
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Página 4 - The manner of the carriage is by laying rails of timber from the colliery down to the river, exactly straight and parallel; and bulky carts are made with four rowlets fitting these rails ; whereby the carriage is so easy that one horse will draw down four or five chaldron of coals, and is an immense benefit to the coal merchants.
Página 143 - Whereas," says the preamble of the older act— that of 1775— "by the statute law of Scotland, as explained by the judges of the courts of law there, many colliers, and coal-bearers, and salters, are in a state of slavery or bondage, bound to the collieries or salt-works where they work for life, transferable with the collieries and salt-works ; and whereas the emancipating,
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