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Mines and Collieries Act 1842

Law or policy, 1842, United Kingdom.

What happened

The Act prohibited the employment of women and girls in mines and collieries and regulated the employment of boys (long title).1,2

Why it matters

It was an early British statute on who could work underground.1,2

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  1. Mines and Collieries Act 1842

    Mines and Collieries Act 1842.3

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People

Came out ofAnthony Ashley-Cooper, 7th Earl of ShaftesburyHe pushed the 1842 Act that barred women from underground work.4

Events

Led toCoal Mines Act 1911An 1842 Act barred women and girls underground. By 1911 Britain had a full coal safety code.5

Sources

  1. Mines and Collieries Act 1842 (5 & 6 Vict. c. 99), title UK National Archives (legislation.gov.uk)
  2. London (item Q84), coordinate location P625 Wikidata
  3. Wikidata item Q6864530 (Mines and Collieries Act 1842)
  4. Dictionary of National Biography, 1885-1900: Cooper, Anthony Ashley (1801-1885) Wikisource (public domain source text)
  5. Coal Mines Act 1911 UK National Archives (legislation.gov.uk)

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