Kirkby Colliery signing-on book Workmen sign to agree to serve the company under the terms of the contract rules printed at front of volume subject to observance of the Coal Mines Act 1911 and regulations, and also those of the Nottinghamshire and District Wages Agreement dated 1 Dec 1940, and the agreements to the Nottighamshire District Miners' and Colliery Owners' Joint Saving Schemes dated 25 May and 1 Oct 1939, and to the Nottinghamshire and District Miners' Pension Scheme. Arranged alphabetically by initial letter of surname. Columns for date, whether workman has previously suffered from Miners' Nystagmus, whether workman qualified to work alone under Section 73, whether workman received a copy of the abstract and general regulations previous to signing, whether workman has received a copy of contract rules, signature or mark of person employed, age, address, occupation and witness to signature or mark. Only a couple of entries for Jan 1947. Dec 1940-Jan 1947