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Transcripts of meetings of the Hauliers' Conciliation Board, between representatives of the Monmouthshire and South Wales Coal Owners Association and representatives of the Monmouthshire and South Wales Master Hauliers and Traffic Foremen's Association. The majority of the meetings are concerned with the interpretation of formal Conciliation Board Agreements by various member collieries, and the resulting disputes over wages and working conditions.

Transcripts of meetings of the Joint Examiners' Conciliation Board, also referred to as the Board of Conciliation for the Owners and Officials of Collieries in South Wales and Monmouthshire. Also transcripts of meetings between representatives of the Monmouthshire and South Wales Coal Owners Association and representatives of the South Wales Branch of the National Association of Colliery Managers (Colliery Managers Joint Committee). The matters discussed include wage increases; the War and Sankey wages; holidays; overtime payments; the creation of a superannuation (pension) scheme; membership of the Examiners' Association; seniority of service at collieries; remuneration paid to Firemen and Shotsmen; work stoppages; managers suffering from silicosis or pnuemoconiosis; government control of mining operations.

Transcripts of joint meetings of the Craftsmen's Conciliation Board, and also of the Craftsmen's Joint Board, between representatives of the Coal Owners Association and representatives of the workmen to discuss problems. The workmen were represented by groups under several different names, including the Monmouthshire and South Wales Colliery Enginemen, Stokers and Craftsmen's Association; the Monmouthshire and South Wales Colliery Enginemen, Boilermen and Craftsmen's Association; or the Monmouthshire and South Wales Colliery Enginemen, Stokers and Craftsmen's Union (Enginemen's Wages Committee). The minutes record negotiations of wage agreements and their interpretation and application; discussions and decisions on individual cases in dispute, mainly involving wages and conditions of work; and also the refusal of some companies to allow their winding enginemen to sign an agreement.

Verbatim transcripts of meetings of the Windingmen's Conciliation Board, which included representatives of the Monmouthshire and South Wales Coal Owners Association and representatives of the Monmouthshire and South Wales Colliery Winding Enginemen's Association. Matters discussed include standard wage rates, time agreements, holiday pay, the revision of agreements, work stoppages, the termination of contracts, trade depression and specific issues between management and workmen at numerous individual collieries.

Transcripts of Conciliation Board meetings - and meetings of the various committees and sub-committees of the Conciliation Board - consisting of representatives of the Monmouthshire and South Wales Coal Owners Association and representatives of various sections of workers. Discussions mainly concerned the interpretation of Conciliation Board Agreements and Awards, and issues such as minimum wage rates, the Eight Hours Act, pay tickets, unemployment, subsistence wages, re-grading of workmen, compensation claims, pension schemes and holiday pay.

Reports and papers of the early Secretaries of the Monmouthshire and South Wales Coal Owners Association, as well as more general Association reports and entries from mining trainees for the 1938 Eisteddfod.

Material relating to a number of ad-hoc committees of the Monmouthshire and South Wales Coal Owners Association, including the Parliamentary Bills Committee, Anthracite & Steam Coal Collieries Committee, Rescue Brigades Committee, Eight Hours Act Committee, Colliery Pit Production Committees and the Education Committee, amongst others.

Statistical calculations, tables and summaries relating to mining wages and working conditions. This group of records also contains auditor's statements (S1/3/6-8) which show the detailed figures required for operating the various Conciliation Board agreements.

Fuel research reports produced by the staff of the Coal Survey Laboratory at the School of Mines, Treforest. Research work centered on surveying the Nine Feet Seam in the South Wales coalfield through examination and sampling. The work of the Coal Survey Laboratory was directed by the Local Coal Survey Committee (South Wales), set up under the Department of Scientific and Industrial Research. Material consists primarily of analyses of samples taken from various seams worked in South Wales collieries, and often includes sketch maps of sample locations, a report on the fusion point of coal ash, and related letters and correspondence. Reports on other related topics, such as hydrogenation of South Wales coals, spontaneous combustion, and the breakage of coals are also included.

Commercial Department files relating to the sourcing, allocation and distribution of timber used for pitwood in South Wales collieries. Material includes letters and correspondence, circulars, barter agreements, statistics, colliery reply forms, extracts of committee minutes, and related papers.

Minutes and related correspondence and reports of the Pnuemoconiosis Joint Sub-Committee. This committee, which represented the Ministry of Fuel and Power, Monmouthshire and South Wales Coal Owners and colliery workmen, was set up by the District Safety Board to examine and co-ordinate measures for dust suppression in coal mines.

Administrative files relating to rates charged for the transport of coal by rail and by sea. The files may include letters, correspondence, statistics, reports, and some printed items.

Résumés of cases prepared for the reference of the Joint Examiners Conciliation Board. Matters under dispute relate mainly to Agreements for Firemen and Shotsmen, outlining rates of pay and working conditions.

Résumés of proceedings of a Joint Committee to discuss applications by the Master Hauliers for wage advances, and to discuss the payment of Sankey and War Wages for afternoon or night shifts, or to Master Hauliers who were absent.

Reports of Royal Commission enquiries into coal supplies, the combustion of coal in ships, accidents in mines, safety procedures for working in mines, trade disputes and industrial unrest, and other matters affecting the coal industry.

Press cuttings relating to Sliding Scale Agreements made between the Coal Owners Association and various groups of workmen during the period 1882-1895, including statistics relevant to the negotiations. The files may also include printed copies of wage agreements, reports, memoranda and notes.

Material relating to the Safety in Mines Research Committee, a Joint Committee representing the Safety in Mines Research Board, colliery owners, mining engineers, workmen, H.M. Inspector of Mines, and colliery managers. The committee was concerned with the supervision and direction of the research undertaken in the district, and the results achieved; investigations into accidents caused by roof falls; subsidence; the use of steel supports and protective equipment; and the appointment of investigators. Material comprises mainly minutes and reports, with some accompanying related letters, meeting notices and circulars.

Minutes and routine business notices of the South Wales Area Committee of the Coal Utilization Council, which was set up to consider ways in which the use of coal as a national fuel could be furthered. Some copies of related reports and lectures have been inserted amongst the circulars.

Material relating to the South Wales Coal Shipment Advisory Committee, which represented the Monmouthshire and South Wales Coal Owners Association, Cardiff and Bristol Channel Incorporated Shipowners Association, the South Wales Coal Exporters Association, the Bristol Channel District Association of Chartered Shipbrokers, and the Great Western Railway. The committee dealt with such matters as the marketing of coal, effects of railway rates on the shipment of coal, and matters concerning the import or export of coal in general. Material comprises reports, meeting minutes and agendas, and notices calling meetings.

Material relating to the work of the South Wales Committee on a Physical and Chemical Survey of the National Coal Resources, comprising minutes and reports. The committee examined data relative to the research work as it proceeded, directed the lines of the work, and advised on the subject generally.