Founded 1864 | Date dissolved 1945 | |
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Merged into National Union of Mineworkers Affiliation |
The Northumberland Miners' Association was a trade union in the United Kingdom.
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The union was founded in 1864 to represent coal miners in Northumberland, following the collapse of a short-lived union covering both Northumberland and Durham miners. Originally named the Northumberland Miners' Mutual Confident Association, it aimed for respectability, requiring high subscriptions and avoiding strikes. It did not affiliate to the national body, the Miners' Federation of Great Britain, until 1907. In 1945, this became the National Union of Mineworkers, and the association became its Northumberland Area.
General Secretaries
1864: William Crawford1865: Thomas Burt1913: William Straker1935: Jim Bowman1950: Robert Main1975: Sammy Scott1985:1992: Ian Lavery2010: Denis MurphyPresidents
John Nixon1872: William GrievesJohn BrysonJohn Nixon1896: Hugh Boyle1907: Joseph EnglishJ. Hall Scott1910:1914: William Weir1927: William Golightly1940:1960s: Tom Holliday1977:1980s: Denis MurphyFinancial Secretaries
1906: John Cairns1918: Ebby Edwards1929: John Carr1939: Jack BesfordReferences
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