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Bringing the Bethnal Green disaster to light
The government tried to keep the details of the Bethnal Green Tube shelter disaster of 1943 private – but a court case brought the terrible story to light.
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Ministry of Transport, Motorways Lands Acquisition: Registered Files
Catalogue reference: MT 142
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MT 142
This series consists of registered files of the Ministry of Transport's Motorways Lands Acquisition Section.
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- MT 142
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- Ministry of Transport, Motorways Lands Acquisition: Registered Files
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This series consists of registered files of the Ministry of Transport's Motorways Lands Acquisition Section.
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- MLA Series
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- Public Record(s)
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- English
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- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C11191/
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