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Risca Colliery Explosion Relief Fund, Monmouthshire
Catalogue reference: CHAR 7/15
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This record is about the Risca Colliery Explosion Relief Fund, Monmouthshire dating from 1880 Jan 01 - 1882 Dec 31 in the series Charity Commission: Charitable Trusts Case (CT Series) Files. It is held at The National Archives, Kew.
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Reference (The unique identifier to the record described, used to order and refer to it)
- CHAR 7/15
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Date (When the record was created)
- 1880 Jan 01 - 1882 Dec 31
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Description (What the record is about)
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Risca Colliery Explosion Relief Fund, Monmouthshire
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Held by (Who holds the record)
- The National Archives, Kew
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Former department reference (Former identifier given by the originating creator)
- CT 36078
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Legal status (A note as to whether the record being described is a Public Record or not)
- Public Record(s)
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Closure status (Whether the record is ‘open’ (available to the public) or ‘closed’ (not available due to a legal exemption))
- Open Document, Open Description
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- Topics
- Charities
- Coal
- Mining and quarrying
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C11511747/
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CHAR 7
Charity Commission: Charitable Trusts Case (CT Series) Files
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Within the series: CHAR 7
Charity Commission: Charitable Trusts Case (CT Series) Files
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Risca Colliery Explosion Relief Fund, Monmouthshire
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