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Closure of Brora Colliery, including correspondence from NCB to the Minister
Catalogue reference: POWE 37/19
What’s it about?
This record is about the Closure of Brora Colliery, including correspondence from NCB to the Minister dating from 1948-1953 in the series Ministry of Fuel and Power and Successor:Registered Files: Coal Division (B Series). 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)
- POWE 37/19
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Date (When the record was created)
- 1948-1953
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Description (What the record is about)
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Closure of Brora Colliery, including correspondence from NCB to the Minister
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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)
- B3/18/3
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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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Subjects (Categories and themes found in our collection (our subject list is under development, and some records may have no subjects or fewer than expected))
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- Topics
- Coal
- Mining and quarrying
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C1706011/
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POWE 37
Ministry of Fuel and Power and Successor:Registered Files: Coal Division (B Series)
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Within the series: POWE 37
Ministry of Fuel and Power and Successor:Registered Files: Coal Division (B Series)
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Closure of Brora Colliery, including correspondence from NCB to the Minister
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