Tyldesley Miners' Association

Coal miners' association in Lancashire, England

The Tyldesley Miners' Association represented coal miners in parts of Lancashire, in England.

The union was established in 1874, as a split from the Wigan Miners' Association. It was led by Robert Isherwood.[1]

In the 1887, the union established lodges at each pit in its area. Around this time, it affiliated to the Lancashire and Cheshire Miners' Federation (LCMF). In 1893, it renamed itself as the Tyldesley and Astley Miners' Association, at which point, it had 3,351 members. This remained stable for many years. It became an integral part of the LCMF, and later, of the National Union of Mineworkers. It was dissolved in 1971.[1]

References

  1. ^ a b Smethurst, John B.; Carter, Peter (June 2009). Historical Directory of Trade Unions. Vol. 6. p. 515. ISBN 9780754666837. LCCN 80-151653.
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  • 1889 Pickard
  • 1904 En. Edwards
  • 1912 Smillie
  • 1922 Smith
  • 1929 Richards
  • 1931 Eb. Edwards
  • 1932 Lee
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  • 1982 Scargill
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  • 1889 Woods
  • 1909 Smillie
  • 1912 Harvey
  • 1914 House
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  • 1934 Lawther
  • 1939 Bowman
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  • 1961 Collindridge
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  • 1969 Schofield
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  • 1987 Thompson
  • 1989 Vacant
  • 1992 Cave
  • 2002 Stanley
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Treasurers
  • 1889 En. Edwards
  • 1904 Abraham
  • 1918 Robson
  • 1921 Richardson
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