Cambois Colliery Rule Book.
Courtesy Ken Bird. Information from a book which belonged to his wife's granddad, Michael Branley.
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Rules.
- The Cavils to be drawn four times a year; each quarter to consist of twelve and fourteen weeks alternately.
- Each flat be cavilled separately.
- A set of hewers to consist four men.
- Every hewer to have a cavil in either singly or in sets, two men to claim a cavil.
- If it be found necessary to reduce the number at any flat, the last cavil to shift first in all cases.
- Should any man's place be stopped owing to the said place being too far in advance, or for any other reason, and should there be any men working at that flat who were not cavilled there at that time, these men to shift from the flat first, providing there is not a place found at the same flat for those men who were cavilled there. But should the above mentioned place go on again during the quarter then the men that were cavilled there go back to it again.
- Should any men take a bargain during the quarter, they must remain fourteen days in such bargain before they forfeit their cavil, after which time should the said bargain be stopped, or finish before the expiration of the quarter, these men to go where directed by the overman.
- Should a flat be all whole, and pillar working commence during the quarter, the first cavils at that flat to claim the pillar working first.
- In the whole working a set of men to be cavilled to two boards next to each other so that marrows may be as near to each other as possible, but if required to go double the men belonging to the board to go to the one nearest the mothergate. Should however, the boards have to be singled again during the same quarter, these men to return to their original places.
- In broken workings where all the pillar is being taken out from one headways, and two sets or more are cavilled to that headways, the first cavil to claim the left side in all cases, and the headway's coal to head these cavils, but in working half pillars off all boardways with two or more sets in the same headways the first cavil to claim the goaf side, and the last cavil being first to shift should one cavil be done before the other. Should, however, the two sets finish there cavils on the same day; they are to put in cavils on the same day, they are to put in cavils for which pillar they are to have.
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Yard Seam Rules.
- In cavelling for the longwall each set of men to claim a distance of 12 yards, and one day's notice shall be given when they have to leave or remove from a place, whether the said place be their cavil or not.
- When two or more places are stopped the same day, cavills to be put in all cases. N.B. Unless they go back to their original cavils.
- A set of men going to a 20 or 24 yards gateway during the quarter, the said gateway not being cavilled for at the beginning of the quarter, claim the loose end, and the loose end to mean the side nearest the mothergate if a fast place. But should two sets go to the said gateway on one and the same day to put in cavils, which side they should have as Rule 2.
- If it be found necessary to reduce the men at any flat, the last cavil must move first in all cases; but should the above mentioned place be restarted, the men to go back that were removed. Should a set of men during the quarter go to a flat, they be considered the last cavil and the first to move.
- Should a flat be all whole at the commencement of the quarter, and the pillar working start during the quarter, the first first cavil to such flat to claim the pillar working first.
- Those who are cavilled to the coal filling in the longwall the first morning after the cavils are drawn, the first cavil to go to the left hand, and each cavil to fall in rotation after that. No set of men to claim any particular cavil. Should one or more sets be required to hew, the last cavils be the first to hew.
- That no man leave any gateway till properly cleaned up before going to another gateway.
- That where bottom coal is left on by the coal cutting machine and will not come up with ease, the owners to have it taken up, and such places to be measured on the top of such coal left down according to the rule of measurement.
- That rules of low mains Nos. 7 and 19, relating to bargains, be applied to the yard seam.
- That all cavils be made plain on the cavilling sheet where men are cavilled to in the yard seam, whether it be 1, 2, or 3 from mothergate or 4, 5, or 6.
P.S. We shall have existing low main rules, with prices of all districts, printed in book form.
Signed on behalf of the Cowpen Coal Co. Ltd.
R. B. Dorand.
Signed on behalf of the workmen.
Thomas Beattie, President.
Thomas Round, Secretary.
Witness. Hugh Hopper.
July 4th., 1911.
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Hewing Prices.
Cambois Colliery, November 1st. 1892.
Land Coal.
(Standard, 4 ft 8 in. and above.)
Sea Coal.
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Proposed Scale of Prices for Filling Coal after Percussion
Cutters in Low Main Seam.
Yard Work.
Ramble Scale.
Band Scale.
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Pony Putting.
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Hewing Prices for Yard Seam in Longwall.
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Filling Prices Per Yard Seam.
Ramble Scale.
Coal to be measured in three places.
The above prices are agreed between the Cowpen Coal Co. Ltd. and their workmen at Cambois Colliery.
Signed on behalf of the Cowpen Coal Co. Ltd.
J. Preacher.
Signed for the the workmen of Cambois Colliery.
John Dowson.
Thomas Beattie.
Witness to above signatures. Hugh Hopper.
October, 1897.
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Plessey Seam.
At a meeting held in the Colliery Office at Cambois Colliery it was mutually agreed that the following prices be paid for working the Plessey Seam at Cambois Colliery.
Hewing Prices.
And so on, increasing 1d. per ton with every inch decrease in the height of the seam.
Whole Pricesbords and walls (6 yard bords) to be 1d. per ton above these prices.
Filling prices . Percussion Machine.
And so on, increasing 1d. per ton with every inch decrease in the height of the seam.
Longwall Machines.
And so on, increasing 2d. per ton with every inch decrease in the height of the seam.
Ramble in all cases.
Yard Work.
Places 10 to 12 yards wide going headways way to be paid 9d. per yard for a single road, but if there are two roads in such places and a different set of men filling in to each road, 4 1/2d.per yard per set.
And when coal is not taken up to be measured on top of cropped coal to top seam.
Filling from stalls for longwall machine cut-outs to be paid longwall hewing prices regardless of where the cut is made, that is whether the stall is cut in top, middle, or bottom of seam.
Coal Fillers' Hewing.
30 per cent. above the hewing prices of the place he is sent to hew in.
Signed on behalf of the Owners.
R. B. Dormand.
Signed on behalf of the Workmen.
William Taggart.
Jacob Patrick.
Robert Snowdon.
Witness. John Preacher.
Colliery Office.
Cambois Colliery.
July 14th. 1921.
Agreement made between the Owners and the Workmen at
Cambois Colliery for working of 5/4 Seam.
Filling Prices.
Band Scale.
Ramble Scale.
Ramble scale of other seams to apply.
Holes to be drilled by the company, but where men have to do the drilling the above prices to be increased 1 1/2d. per ton. This only applies to where coals are filled on to conveyor.
This agreement to be for six months, commencing Monday, November 18th. 1935.
Signed on behalf of the owners.
Sidney Bates, Director.
J. D. Eltringham.
Signed on behalf of the Workmen.
William Allan.
J. Coxon.
Cowpen Colliery Office,
Blyth.
November 19th. 1935.
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