Miners in N.S. will draw between £40-50,000 in attendance bonuses.
An appeal to the House of Lords has been lodged by Wolstanton Ltd. and the Attorney General of the Duchy of Lancaster against their appeal by Lord Justices Clauson, Luxmore and Goddand on the court of appeal on July 4th in the mining subsidence test case. Newcastle-under-Lyme V Wolstanton colliery Ltd. And the Attorney General of the Duchy of Lancaster.
Photograph of Mossfield colliery "A" and Florence colliery "A" cricket teams who played in the Longton Hospital cricket "Knock Out" competition, held at Longton cricket club ground last night. Mossfield were the victors.
Mr. Geoffrey Lloyd Secretary to the mines, replying in the House of Commons to Mr. Ellis Smith M.P. (Lab. Stoke) said a number of pits in N.S. area had closed during the last 18 months, (the minister referenced to small pits) The Kidsgrove colliery was abandoned in 1931 because it was unprofitable and had not worked since. Mr. Lloyd said the amount of coal from N.S. had increased in recent years.
There is a letter to the Editor of the "Evening Sentinel" from N. Stafford miners Federation and the National union of Enginmen, Firemen, and Mechanics and Electrical workers. They are protesting against the actions of some people who are doing everything to keep a super power station out of the district and lose 300,000 tons of coal per year which local miners produce. It is signed by F.J. Hancock Sec. Agent N. Stafford Federation, and G.J. Timmis District Sec. National union of Enginmen, Firemen, and Mechanics and Electrical workers.
Almost half a page was printed on the Mines Inspectors Annual report, Mr. E.H. Frazer O.B.E. MSc. His Majesties Divisional Inspector of Mines for N.W. division. He commented on the falls of ground and haulage accidents accounted for 75% of the casualties. He said "that N.S. seemed to be going from bad to worse." Coal dust must be reduced, extraction is preferable to dilution. There is a lot more and it continues on page 7.
N.S. Miners Welfare Fund has provided 12 pit head baths, the coal owners 2! They have also provided 75 places for miners and 93 places for children of mineworkers at Universities.
There is a review of the work of the Miners Welfare Fund.
Mineworkers are to receive unemployment benefit for "Wakes Week"
A Letter to the Editor, Re. Power Station at Newstead. Opposition to the site.
A report by the Chief Inspector on "Alkali’s." It reports on the dangers of burning mine refuse tips as they could be a possible guide to bombers.
In "Crock and Crazes" There is an article on Newstead Power Station and the facts on what it means to the coal industry.
There is a letter to the Editor by Mr H.J.Crofts, Joint managing director of Chatterley Whitfield collieries Ltd. On which he makes the point for Newstead Power Station has an advantage to miners and thousands of pounds in wages for them.
Unemployment in N.S. mines as been reduced from 2,622 to 1,304. A drop of over 50%
There is a letter from Mr. F. Livingstone Dickson, 32, Cheapside, Hanley. Who seems to be the main person against the Newstead Power Station?
The death of Audley’s longest resident has been announced; Mrs. Mildred Burgess, of 24, Dean Hollow aged 87, she was the wife of the Late John Burgess who was for many years was the "Engine Winder" at Apedale collieries.
Henry Embrey, of 2 Tower Hill Rd. Brown Lees, aged 38, a miner at Chatterley Whitfield colliery had his right foot trapped this morning, he was admitted to the N.S.R.I. with this severe injury.
The death as been announced of Mr. James Carr, of Hanley, a well-known Trades Unionist Official. He was a Miners Delegate.
The Divisional Coal Officer appointed by the Secretary for mines for the Midlands Division is Major D.S. Cook, with the war emergency Headquarters at 11-12 Bennets Hill Birmingham 2. The Midlands covers the counties of Salop, Staffs, Hereford, Worcester and Warwick.
The lease to the Sneyd collieries Ltd. of certain ‘Islands’ of coal belonging to S-on-T Corporation was considered at yesterdays meeting of the City Council.
In a letter to the Editor it is questioned whether under a rationing scheme will miners be allowed to receive their full quota of workmen’s coal as they consider this a part of their earnings, if they are to be rationed will there be an increase in wages?, to compensate for the loss of coal. Signed. "Miner" Chesterton.
Mr. & Mrs. Alfred Amson has just celebrated 50 years of marriage. Mr. Alfred Amson worked at Burley and Watermills pits, then the Minnie and Leycett pit for 31 years. One of his sons Joshua was a victim of Minnie pit explosion in 1918.
While working at his occupation in the pit at Chatterley Whitfield colliery early this morning, Arthur Taylor of New Rd. Gillow Heath Biddulph injured his right leg against a rope, the injury was not serious, but he was treated at the N.S.R.I.
Some peculiarities of the Western side N.S coalfields, was the subject of a paper given by C.G. Knapper, to the N.S. colliery under managers Association at a meeting at the Grand Hotel Hanley on Saturday, Mr. Ogdon Presiding. There are peculiarities in the faulting system of Madeley–Leycett and there was a variation on the method system of working compared to the West and the East area of the coalfield. He discussed the spontaneous combustion and "Gob" fires in the western area.
Arthur Hillman aged 27, a miner of 17, Fegg Hayes Rd. Chell Green, was fatally injured in an accident yesterday at Chatterley Whitfield colliery. He was working on the coal face when he was buried under a fall of roof; he was dead when extracted from the fall. His Inquest was held on the 16th of this month and is on page 5, of the 17th Mr. Hillman was working on overtime due to a mechanical breakdown on the Banbury seem. He had been on the coal face for 18 months, but, the Mines inspector stated that a person should not be working without supervision until he has 2 years experience.
A colliery fireman has been fined £5 to-day at Hanley Stipendiary court. The case was one of the first of its kind. Mr. Joseph Ellis of, 56, Ludlow St. Hanley. He failed to disconnect the compressor hose to a belt conveyer machine at the end of his shift. He had been employed at Hanley deep pit for 40 years and a Fireman for 20 years.
While working underground at Sneyd colliery, Burslem, George Wainwright, aged 25, of 2, Hind St. Burslem, suffered head injuries when caught by a fall of coal he was taken to the N.S.R.I.
A pay claim by miners of 1s a day for adults and 6d a day for youths is being discussed and a decision is expected today.
Eight boys aged between, 8-16 were before a juvenile court at Tunstall, to-day charged with wilfully damaging machinery at Clanway farm Tunstall, to the amount of £10. There is a colliery footrail on farm managed by the son of the farmer. One of the boys were set free and the others were dismissed on payment of 10s cost.
From the 1st November miners will receive a pay increase of 8d for adults and 4d for youths
There is a split within the miners on the wage increase. The miners in Wales have decided to accept the increase, but miners in Yorkshire say it is insufficient.
There is a letter criticising the miners pay award from Mr. W.H. Colclough of 42, Ravens Lane, Bignall End.
A severe criticism of the coal rationing system is made in an authoritive statement to the Sentinel to-day. In numerous instances basic tonnage has been fixed so far in excess of possible consumption that, no rationing takes place. The commandeering of colliery wagons leaves a shortage to the pits, only yesterday a large local colliery was compelled to withdraw their men after only one hour of commencement of the day shift.
Stoke-on-Trent’s next Lord Mayor is to be Alderman W.A. Holdcroft, a former pit boy who started work at the age of 12 1/2 years of age, at Chatterley Whitfield colliery as a "fireman’s boy" at 1s 3d a day.
At an Inquest held at N.S.R.I. yesterday, into the death of Mr. Harold Johnson, aged 34, of 559 London Rd. Oakhill, Stoke. Who was involved in an accident while working in the Banbury seam at Hanley Deep Pit at 2 a.m. He died at the N.S.R.I. at 1 p.m.
Two N.S. miners were admitted to the N.S.R.I. with injuries sustained while working underground: Harold Horne aged 38, of 51, Scotia rd. Burslem, received injuries to his spine and pelvis in a fall of dirt at Chatterley Whitfield colliery. Arthur Baskerville aged 43, of 19, Hammersley St. Birches Head, Hanley. He was trapped by a wagon the Racecourse colliery and received severe injuries to his neck.
Mr. H. Leese, President and Mr. F.J. Hancock, Secretary, represented the North Stafford Mining Federation at a district conference held in London to-day.
Sneyd Collieries Ltd. Revealed yesterday for the year ending June 30th a profit of £85,013 for the previous year.
N.S. pits are on short time due to the shortage of wagons, four collieries had only 266 between them compared to the normal requirements of 800-850
Mr. G.H. Jones Secretary of Midlands Miners federation and Agent for Warwickshire Mines, this afternoon gave broadcast talk "I like to remember." Part of the talk was to pay tribute to the Managing Director of Holditch colliery Mr. John Cocks who lost his life in a rescue bid.
At Stoke County Court to-day, £150 was assented under a settlement order to Elsie Fitzgerald of 17, Gordon St. Burslem. This is compensation for the death of her son W. Fitzgerald, who was killed in a mining accident.
At an Inquest on Mr. Frederick Downing, a packer aged 58, of 22, St. Queen St. Wereton, Audley. He received a fatal injury through being struck by a steel prop underground at Parkhouse colliery.
Mr. Albert Wood, aged 37, of 96, Harvey Rd. Meir, was admitted to N.S.R.I. last night suffering from injuries to his back caused by a fall of coal at Stafford Coal and Iron colliery.
"Some causes, the prevention of and the means of combating likely fires in mines," was the subject of a paper given by Mr. C.W. Brown to the N.S. colliery Undermanagers Association.
The question of the supply of colliery railway coal wagons was referred to by Mr. H.J. Crofts, joint Managing Director of Chatterley Whitfield collieries Ltd., at the Lord Mayor’s luncheon to-day.
An Inquest into the death of Mr. Robert Edward Reginald Jones, aged51, of 24, Chamberlain Ave. Stoke, was held at the N.S.R.I. His widow said he had an accident in September of this year, being struck in the face by a piece of coal; he was off work for a few days. He had since being complaining of pains in his abdomen. On November 1st he was admitted to the N.S.R.I; he was operated on the Sunday and died the same day. Cause of death was gangrene of the bowl following strangulation.
Two youths working together at Hanley Deep Pit at Shelton Iron and Steel Co Ltd; were injured underground in an accident earlier to-day. One of the two died from his injuries. He was Wilfred Fitzgerald aged 17, of 36, Oak St. Hanley, whose injuries included fracture to the right tibia, fibula and Femur. He died at the N.S.R.I. at 7.30 a.m. 4-5 hours after the accident. The other youth was Gordon Oaks aged 17, of 4, Church St. Smallthorne, his injuries he suffered were a compound fracture of the femur, and it is stated he is very ill. It has been stated that young miners were struck by two runaway tubs in the pit.
Trapped in the pit by a number of loaded wagons Thomas Howell aged 25, of 6, North West Terrace Smallthorne received injuries while working at Sneyd colliery, Burslem, yesterday. He was taken to the N.S.R.I. where to-day his condition was said to be slightly improved. Also improving was Gordon Oaks after yesterday’s accident.
There is to be an inquest into the Death of Mr. William Fitzgerald who was killed at Hanley Deep Pit on the 13th of this month.
At Newcastle–under-Lyme County Court. His Honourable Judge Ruegg K.C. heard an application by William Alfred Williams a miner of 2, Dunkirk, Bignall End, for compensation in respect of an injury received on February 6th last, while working in the mine at Greenfield colliery Talke Ltd. Mr. Williams won compensation on condition he did light work.
There is a claim for compensation by John Thomas Radcliffe of 89, Liverpool Rd. Kidsgrove, against Wolstanton collieries Ltd. Mr. Radcliffe sustained injuries to his right kneecap and right ankle, being crushed by two mine tubs. (This article is not very clear.)
Three falls of roof, the last which caused the death of a "face chargehand" at work at Hanley Deep Pit on Wednesday night were described at the Inquest of Joseph Brearley aged 30 of 90, Baskerville Rd, Hanley.
While working on the coal face at Chatterley Whitfield colliery Tunstall. James Brook, aged 33, of 33, garden Row, Goldenhill, received a hit in the face, following the firing of a shot, and was struck by falling coal; he was admitted to the N.S.R.I.
The position of the Miners Welfare Fund in N.S. at the September ’39 was as follows, total credits £268,057,16s 5d, allocations approved during Sept. £160. Total allocations to date, =£255,354, 5s 1d.
In a written reply to Mr. Ellis Smith M.P. (Lab Stoke) the minister for Mines (Mr. Geoffrey Lloyd) he his to effect a temporary order on modification rendered necessary by the war.
The annual meeting of the N.S. Institute of Mining Engineers is to be held the Technical Collage Stoke, on Monday December 4th. The Institute Medal for the year 1938-39 will be presented to Mr. John Walker and to Professor Granville Poole. Mr. T.C. Maynard will be re-elected President and will give a short Revue on "The Coal Mining Industry under War Conditions".
Coal getting operations at Winpenny colliery near Biddulph has ceased temporary in consequence of a surface outcrop fire. The colliery is run in conjunction with Tower Hill colliery which is a footrail mine. The name Winpenny is named after a seam of coal.
A verdict that he was accidentally crushed by a cage in a coal mine was recorded at Hanley Town Hall to-day on Charles Frederick Smith, a 57 year old colliery ‘onsetter’ (‘hooker’) who was found dead at the pit bottom at Berry Hill colliery on Sunday.
Representatives of industrial, civic and social life attended the funeral at Keele yesterday, of Mr. William John Bates, of the Villa, Keele, who past away on Tuesday, on the eve of his 76th birthday. Mr. bates had been a prominent figure in the mining industry in N.S. for many years and was the founder of the firm W.J. Bates and Sons, colliery agents, and the firm of Messer’s W.J. Bates and C.P. Bates Mining Engineers.
Mr. T.C. Maynard, on the Need for Maximum Effort from the Coal Industry. There is about a third of a page on this, and other matters appertaining to the coal industry.
Fighting fires underground was the subject of a paper given by Mr. J.W. Johnson, to members of the N.S. colliery Undermanagers Association.
A letter from colliery owners Association, that it was not considered suitable to pay wages, was read out to a meeting of Tunstall Traders Association in Town Hall.
Mr. Henry Gregory, a 40 year old colliery surface worker of, Isloman, Ash Rd. Werrington, was fatally injured last night in Bucknall near Hanley when he was in collision with a ‘bus.
Lost for three days in the pit, a miner was in an exhausted condition when found. Unsolved Mystery at Wolstanton colliery.
While working underground at Wolstanton colliery, Mr. William Plimbrey, a 46 year old miner, of 8, Thornley Rd, Stanfields, Burslem, was struck on the head by a girder and received injuries to his pelvis. He was taken to the N.S.R.I.
Lost man Mystery.
The winter session of the N.S. Branch of the National Association of Colliery Managers, was opened at the Mining Offices Stoke, when interesting details were given of A.R.P. measures in the coal industry, particularly in dealing with burning colliery tips.
After attending a former relative’s funeral, a retired colliery worker, of 24, Henry St. Haslington, Crewe. Mr. John Green, a 75 year old, was found dead in a crude sewage tank in Hanley. It was recorded that he accidentally fell into the sewage tank in the blackout.