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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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Minutes 299-304
Catalogue reference: DSIR 28/216
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This record is about the Minutes 299-304 dating from 1943 Nov 11 in the series Department of Scientific and Industrial Research: Road Research Laboratory Files. It is held at The National Archives, Kew.
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DSIR 28/216
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1943 Nov 11
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Description (What the record is about)
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Minutes 299-304
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RR (1st series) 56/2/23
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Public Record(s)
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Open Document, Open Description
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DSIR 28
Department of Scientific and Industrial Research: Road Research Laboratory Files
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Minutes 299-304
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