Will Lawther
(Born: 1889, Died: 1976)
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| 30 Apr 1888 |
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Newspaper article (Letters to the Editor) |
| 01 May 1888 |
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Newspaper article (The Workington Colliery Disaster) |
| 04 Oct 1943 |
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Newspaper article (Miners to Resume Work) |
| 20 Jul 1953 |
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Newspaper article ("We cannot afford to be Luddites") |
Durham Miners' Association Elections
Durham Miners' Association Elections
- Representatives at Miners' Federation Conference — Nominated
- Representatives at Trades Union Congress — Nominated
Durham Miners' Association Elections
- Representatives at Miners' Federation Conference — Nominated
- Representatives at Trades Union Congress — Nominated
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Biographical Notes
Lawther, Will, J.P. President of the National Union of Mineworkers Joint Chairman of the National Conciliation Board for the Coal Mining Industry; Member of the Royal Commission on Workmen's Compensation; Member of the General Council of the Trades Union Congress. Address: 31, Manor Drive, Wembley Park, Middlesex. Tel.: Wembley 4974.
Source: 1947 Colliery Year Book and Coal Trades Directory
Biographical Notes
Lawther, Sir William, J.P. President of the National Union of Mineworkers; Joint Chairman of the National Conciliation Board for the Coal Mining Industry; General Secretary, International Miners' Federation; Chairman of the Trades Union Congress, 1948-49. Address: 31, Manor Drive, Wembley Park, Middlesex. Tel.: Wembley 4974.
Source: 1950 Colliery Year Book and Coal Trades Directory
- 1947 Colliery Year Book and Coal Trades Directory. Published by The Louis Cassier Co. Ltd., from a copy held in the Scottish Mining Museum, Newtongrange, Midlothian
- 1950 Colliery Year Book and Coal Trades Directory. Published by The Louis Cassier Co. Ltd., from a copy held in the Scottish Mining Museum, Newtongrange, Midlothian
- NEEMARC - Ref: NUMDA/1/6/40, D.M.A. Minutes, Circulars etc. for 1915 (two volumes: covers Jan-Jun, Jul-Dec)
- NEEMARC - Ref: NUMDA/1/6/41, D.M.A. Minutes, Circulars etc. for 1916 (one volume: covers Jan-Jun)
- NEEMARC - Ref: NUMDA/1/6/42, D.M.A. Minutes, Circulars etc. for 1917 (one volume: covers Jan-Jun)
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