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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.

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.

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.

Minutes of meetings of the Board of Conciliation for the Coal Trade of Monmouthshire and South Wales. Included in the minutes are accounts of disputes and strikes at various collieries brought to the attention of the Board, and reports of sub-committees appointed to investigate such matters and any final settlements reached. The minutes also include discussions of the Board regarding changes in the general wage rate in the coalfield and decisions of independent chairmen, as well as discussions on other matters affecting the entire coalfield, such as the dates and durations of holidays, concessionary coal supplies, the non-union question, deputations, the settlements of price lists for specific coal seams, and the Eight Hours Act. Also included are meeting minutes and recommendations and resolutions of the Owners' representatives on the Conciliation Board to the Coal Owners Association on a wide range of matters concerning the mining industry in South Wales.

Material relating mainly to the Mining Association of Great Britain Transport Committee, with some material relating to the Wagon Committee and Transport Sub-Committee. Material comprises minutes of meetings and related letters and papers.

Correspondence with the Mining Association of Great Britain relating to the coal mining industry in general, and also relating to specific topics such as pitwood, unemployment insurance, holiday clubs, workmen's compensation, Coal Utilisation Council research, the Welfare Fund Bill, pit ponies, miners' nystagmus, trade union membership, the provision of men and labour during war time, and post-war celebrations. General correspondence files may include not only letters but also memoranda, notes for deputations, and meeting notices, agenda and papers for meetings of the Central, Transport, Joint Standing Consultative, Propaganda, Timber, Wagon, Joint National Negotiating, and Post-War Research Committees.

Statistical figures for the United Kingdom compiled by the Mining Association of Great Britain.

Annual reports of H.M. Inspectors of Mines on coal mines across England, Scotland, and Wales. They are arranged by district and generally contain statistics and reports on fatal accidents; general observations on ventilation and methods of working at the mines; details of equipment used; a list of collieries in the district and their location and owner; and may contain comments and observations on the living conditions of the miners. Districts covered by the reports include the counties of Durham, Northumberland, Cumberland, the mining districts of Scotland, Staffordshire, Shropshire, Worcestershire, Lancashire, Cheshire, North Wales, Yorkshire, Derbyshire, Nottinghamshire, Leicestershire, Warwickshire, and South England and Wales.

Mineral statistics for the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland prepared by H.M.'s Inspectors of Mines. The reports and statistics show the average value at the mine and open-cast works; the distribution of certain of the minerals; the production of the blast furnaces; the quantity of coal consumed in making pig iron; the output and value of minerals, persons employed in mines and quarries, and the number of fatal and non-fatal accidents in mines. During the period 1897-1912, part vi of the statistics relate to British colonies and foreign countries.

Reports of meetings and conferences attended by members of the Monmouthshire and South Wales Coal Owners Association including internal and external ad-hoc meetings, external committee meetings, deputations, and coal mining-related industry conferences and visits to collieries.

Press cuttings relating to the coal and allied industries in general, taken from the Western Mail, South Wales News, South Wales Journal of Commerce, and The Times, among others. Subjects covered include general coal and mining issues, market reports, Welsh coal trade reports, accidents, WWII, wages and disputes.

Legal cases relating to the Stop Days Action, the Coal Mines Minimum Wage Act 1912, The Coal Mines Act 1922, denial of employment, police protection during strikes, and the Rating and Valuation Act of 1925.

Material related to the work of the Joint Standing Disputes Committee comprising minutes of proceedings (files 1-46), meeting notices and agenda (files 47-52), résumés of cases (files 53-69) and reports (file 70).

Draft minutes of the Joint Standing Consultative Committee, which was made up of representatives of Coal Owners and Mineworkers from districts across England, Wales and Scotland.

Material related to the work of the Joint Sliding Scale Committee, comprising minute books of meetings and conferences, auditor's reports, and wage awards. File BT4/1/3 contains accounts of meetings of the owners' represenatatives on the Sliding Scale Committee, and also an account of the meetings which led to the establishment of a sliding scale in 1875. The remaining minute books contain details of the negotiations leading to the establishment of various Sliding Scales, together with summaries of the discussions of routine business and matters in dispute affecting the coalfield as a whole, and records of sub-committee reports. A few termination notices and some news cuttings have been inserted among the minutes.

Material relating to the work of the Joint Emergency Committee, which was made up of owners' and workmen's representatives, to consider specific disputes including the strike of 1893 and disputes concerning the Bonus Turn for pieceworkers in 1917. Material comprises minutes of meetings, with some correspondence included.