coal Flashcards
before the great war how many coal miners were there in scotland and what percentage of coal was exported
before the great war there were 150,000 coal miners in scotland and 38% of coal was exported
what problems were the coal mining industry experiencing by 1914 and what was being used to mine 4 out of 5 tones of coal taken from scottish pit
by 1914 the industry face problems because mine owners were slow to invest in new efficient technology
4 out of 5 tonnes of coal taken from scottish pits was cut by miners using picks and shovels rather than electrical equipment
what was coal required for and why was output falling in 1915
coal was required for example to fuel machenary and ships built on the clyde but output was falling in 1915 because men were joining the army - 25% of coal miners from fife for example joined up in the early months of the war
what was the governments response to falling production durring the war
coal mines were placed under government control and were invested in - they received new equipment etc which increased production and from 1915 coal miners were not allowed to volunteer for military service
what happened to the coal mining industry after the great war
mines returned to there pre-war owners and despite being in desperate need of investment few owners were interested in doing so
who did scottish coal mining face feirce competition from and what did this do to production levels
scottish coal mining faced feirce competition from poland and germany - as a result it went into serious decline
production fell from 42.5million tonnes in 1913 - an average of 30million tonnes in the years after the war
what cut demand for coal within homes and how did the number of coal miners change after the war
introduction of the new oil, gas and electric industry cut demand for coal within peoples homes and the number of miners fell from 150,000 in 1913 - 80,000 1923
