National Union of Mineworkers, Lancashire Tradesmen's Area, Bradford Colliery Branch
1949-1968
Archives
Total copies: 1
Minutes 1949-1962; Correspondence files 1956-1968
Place:/Bradford/Manchester/Lancashire/England
Title:
National Union of Mineworkers, Lancashire Tradesmen's Area, Bradford Colliery Branch
Date of work:
1949-1968
Reference number:
GB127.M305
Level of description:
Fonds
Custodial history:
Prior to World War One the Railway Builders was the only union for craftsmen working in the mines. In 1920 they broke away to form the Lancashire and Cheshire Colliery Tradesmen and Kindred Workers Association with the main offices at Wigan and with W. A. Hipwood as secretary. This association continued up to 1945 when it became a constituent association of the National Union of Mineworkers (which itself was formed from the Mines Federation of Great Britain) to become the National Union of Mineworkers Lancashire Trademen's Area.
Due to the closure of a high number of mines in the area, the tradesmen finally merged with the National Union of Mineworkers North Western Area in July 1968 and the Craft section ceased to exist
Source:
These records were deposited in the Library in June 1978 by the former secretary Mr. H. Breakwell thorugh the Manchester Polytechnic Archival Retrival Officer
Access restrictions:
UnrestrictedThis material is stored off site and we require 2 weeks' notice in order to retrieve it.
Use restrictions:
Unrestricted
General notes:
Arrangement:Chronological
Record types:
Manchester Archives and Local Studies
Language:
English
Record number:
7193176