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Material comprises cuttings from Welsh newspapers, including the Glamorgan Advertiser, South Wales News, Western Mail, Aberdare Leader and Merthyr Express among many others. The majority of articles are of a political nature.

Commercial Department files relating to the maintenance, repair, pooling and wartime requisitioning of colliery wagons. Material comprises letters and correspondence, circulars, reports, statistics, memoranda, extracts of committee minutes, and some technical specifications and drawings.

Abstract tables compiled in the Statistical Office of the Board of Trade showing quantities of foreign and colonial merchandise imported, exported, and retained for consumption in the UK; quantities and declared value of British and Irish produce and manufactured goods exported from the UK; trade of the UK; shipping employed in the trade of the UK; detailed statement of the trade at each port or place in the UK, as well as the quantities and value of imports in the same ports.

Press cuttings related to the Strike of 1898, encompassing the history of the dispute, the serving of termination notices, and the signing of the revised Agreement. Some correspondence, letters and telegrams related to the strike are also included.

Volumes which record information mainly on stoppages without notice. The last 3 volumes in this group (D1/3/3-5) also record information regarding prosecutions, damages and indemnity.

Newspaper cuttings of statistical reports relating to the coal trade, and allied industries, in the United Kingdom and abroad.

Material comprises press cuttings relating to specific subjects, including the explosions at Penygraig Collieries, the appearance of pit ponies at horse shows and parades, and cuttings concerning United Kingdom and foreign trade statistics on coal output, imports, and exports.

Material relating to the work of the South Wales Committee on a Physical and Chemical Survey of the National Coal Resources, comprising minutes and reports. The committee examined data relative to the research work as it proceeded, directed the lines of the work, and advised on the subject generally.

Material relating to the South Wales Coal Shipment Advisory Committee, which represented the Monmouthshire and South Wales Coal Owners Association, Cardiff and Bristol Channel Incorporated Shipowners Association, the South Wales Coal Exporters Association, the Bristol Channel District Association of Chartered Shipbrokers, and the Great Western Railway. The committee dealt with such matters as the marketing of coal, effects of railway rates on the shipment of coal, and matters concerning the import or export of coal in general. Material comprises reports, meeting minutes and agendas, and notices calling meetings.

Minutes and routine business notices of the South Wales Area Committee of the Coal Utilization Council, which was set up to consider ways in which the use of coal as a national fuel could be furthered. Some copies of related reports and lectures have been inserted amongst the circulars.

Material relating to the Safety in Mines Research Committee, a Joint Committee representing the Safety in Mines Research Board, colliery owners, mining engineers, workmen, H.M. Inspector of Mines, and colliery managers. The committee was concerned with the supervision and direction of the research undertaken in the district, and the results achieved; investigations into accidents caused by roof falls; subsidence; the use of steel supports and protective equipment; and the appointment of investigators. Material comprises mainly minutes and reports, with some accompanying related letters, meeting notices and circulars.

Press cuttings relating to Sliding Scale Agreements made between the Coal Owners Association and various groups of workmen during the period 1882-1895, including statistics relevant to the negotiations. The files may also include printed copies of wage agreements, reports, memoranda and notes.

Reports of Royal Commission enquiries into coal supplies, the combustion of coal in ships, accidents in mines, safety procedures for working in mines, trade disputes and industrial unrest, and other matters affecting the coal industry.

Résumés of proceedings of a Joint Committee to discuss applications by the Master Hauliers for wage advances, and to discuss the payment of Sankey and War Wages for afternoon or night shifts, or to Master Hauliers who were absent.

Résumés of cases prepared for the reference of the Joint Examiners Conciliation Board. Matters under dispute relate mainly to Agreements for Firemen and Shotsmen, outlining rates of pay and working conditions.

Administrative files relating to rates charged for the transport of coal by rail and by sea. The files may include letters, correspondence, statistics, reports, and some printed items.

Minutes and related correspondence and reports of the Pnuemoconiosis Joint Sub-Committee. This committee, which represented the Ministry of Fuel and Power, Monmouthshire and South Wales Coal Owners and colliery workmen, was set up by the District Safety Board to examine and co-ordinate measures for dust suppression in coal mines.

Commercial Department files relating to the sourcing, allocation and distribution of timber used for pitwood in South Wales collieries. Material includes letters and correspondence, circulars, barter agreements, statistics, colliery reply forms, extracts of committee minutes, and related papers.

Fuel research reports produced by the staff of the Coal Survey Laboratory at the School of Mines, Treforest. Research work centered on surveying the Nine Feet Seam in the South Wales coalfield through examination and sampling. The work of the Coal Survey Laboratory was directed by the Local Coal Survey Committee (South Wales), set up under the Department of Scientific and Industrial Research. Material consists primarily of analyses of samples taken from various seams worked in South Wales collieries, and often includes sketch maps of sample locations, a report on the fusion point of coal ash, and related letters and correspondence. Reports on other related topics, such as hydrogenation of South Wales coals, spontaneous combustion, and the breakage of coals are also included.

Statistical calculations, tables and summaries relating to mining wages and working conditions. This group of records also contains auditor's statements (S1/3/6-8) which show the detailed figures required for operating the various Conciliation Board agreements.