Miners' Wages in the South Wales Coalfield, 1913

Day Wage Men

Rippers not doing Timbering work)

4s 0d**

Assistant Timbermen and Assistant Rippers

3s 4d

Roadmen

3s 7d

Hitchers (Leading)

3s 10d

Hitchers (Ordinary)

3s 6d

Ostlers and Labourers

3s 2d

Underground Hauling Engineers, Electric, Steam, Air

Main Haulage

3s 4d

Subsidiary Haulage

3s 2d

Underground Pumpmen, Electric, Steam and Compressed Air

Pump

3s 4d

Small Pumps

3s 2d

Fitters if employed entirely Underground

3s 4d

Electricians if employed entirely Underground

3s 5d

Roper Splicers if employed entirely Underground

3s 10d

Masons and Pitmen if employed entirely Underground

4s 2d

Timber Drawers and Airway Men

3s 10d

Shacklers and Watermen

3s 2d

Lamplockers, Lamplighters, Oilers

3s 0d

Coal-cuttermen

4s 3d

Boys

Boys under 15 years of age

1s 6d

Boys over 15 and under 16 years

1s 9d

Boys over 16 and under 17 years

2s 0d

Boys over 17 and under 18 years

2s 3d

Boys over 18 and under 19 years

2s 6d

Boys over 19 and under 20 years

2s 9d

Boys over 20 and under 21 years

3s 0d

Hauliers above 18 years of age

day Hauliers

3s 11d

night Hauliers

3s 8d

Tonnage Hauliers for hauling coal

4s 2d

Riders above 18 years of age for hauling coal

3s 9d

Trammers 18 years of age for hauling coal

3s 3d

Source:  The South Wales Coal Annual,1913

 

**

In pre-decimal U.K. there were 12 pence (d) to the shilling (s) and 20 shillings to the pound (£1).  This meant 240 pence to the pound


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