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Administrative records created by the Monmouthshire and South Wales Coal Owners Association in the course of carrying out day to day business activities relating to all aspects of the coal mining industry.

Records of a variety of conciliation boards, including the Board of Conciliation for the Coal Trade of Monmouthshire and South Wales and the National Conciliation Board for the Coalmining Industry, which were established to deal with disputes at the various collieries associated with the Monmouthshire and South Wales Coal Owners Association (MSWCOA). Also the records of the three district boards under MSWCOA (Cardiff, Swansea and Newport) as well as the records of the many committees which oversaw the activities of the MSWCOA.

Manuscript and printed material produced by the Monmouthshire and South Wales Coal Owners Association (MSWCOA) Secretaries and other officers, and some related Industry and Government publications. Also printed Industry and Committee reports regarding mining in general, miners' health, and production issues. The group also contains MSWCOA circulars, scrapbooks, newscuttings, official press reports released by the Association, and reports and papers relating to research carried out in the South Wales coalfield and other aspects of coal mining and production.

Material relating to disputes dealt with by the Monmouthshire and South Wales Coal Owners Association, comprising mainly dispute books containing tabulated information on general disputes in both associated and non-associated collieries, and stoppages without notice. Also included are documents relating to wage disputes in particular, as well as disputes relating to employment conditions in specific collieries.

Financial records of the Monmouthshire and South Wales Coal Owners Association. They comprise account journals, account ledgers, cash books and balance sheets detailing the financial management of the Association.

Material relating to the foundation of the Monmouthshire and South Wales Coal Owners Association, and material relating to legal cases the Association members were involved with or that affected the interests of the Association as a whole, in particular, those relating to railway rates and charges. These cases were heard before several courts and tribunals including the High Court of Justice, the Court of Appeal, the House of Lords, the House of Commons, the Court of Enquiry, Select and Departmental Committees, Royal Commissions, the Railway Rates Tribunal and the Coal Industry National Compensation Tribunal.

Statistical information produced by, or collected by, the Monmouthshire and South Wales Coal Owners Association relating to all aspects of the coal trade, both within the United Kingdom and in other countries across the world. Material comprises bound volumes of tabulated information regarding the UK and international coal industries, international trade, wage rates for miners, colliery price lists, annual summaries of Association members, revisions of Assurances, and statistics on the coal trade of foreign countries.