Thanks for the reply - tells me all I needed to know
Rick
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From: "Catherine Mills" <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Thursday, January 07, 2010 12:21 PM
Subject: Re: 1872 Act
Hi Rick The metal mines were not regulated in practice before 1872 - it
would appear that the 1842 Act applied in theory (it was repealed when the
1872 Act came into force) but it was not implemented in practice - The
single inspector appointed under the 1842 Act, Sir Hugh Seymour Tremenheere,
concentrated on the coal mines, he never visited the Cornish mines under his
remit as mines inspector and male minors continued to work underground, but
he had produced a detailed account of life and work in the mines in 1841 as
Schools Inspector and held a rather 'rosy' view of what life was like -
Tremenheere did visit Alston Moor, Wanlockhead and Leadhills but again not
to enforce the 1842 Act but to use these mining settlements as an example of
what the colliery communities could aspire too.
Sorry for this rushed (and probably garbled) account if you want any more
information or references etc please contact me off line
Regards
Catherine
Dr. Catherine Mills
Lecturer in History
University of Stirling
01786 467583
---Original Message-----
From: mining-history [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of
Rick Stewart, Morwellham Quay Mine Manager
Sent: 07 January 2010 11:42
To: [log in to unmask]
Subject: 1872 Act
What regulation of metalliferous mines was there before the Metalliferous
Mines Regulation Act of 1872 - for example is the 1842 Act relevant or did
that only apply to coal?
Happy New year
Rick Stewart
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