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Explosives Testing Station at Hebburn Colliery: North of England Institute of Mining...
Catalogue reference: POWE 6/8
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This record is about the Explosives Testing Station at Hebburn Colliery: North of England Institute of Mining... dating from 1896 in the series Home Office, Mines and Quarries Registered 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)
- POWE 6/8
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Date (When the record was created)
- 1896
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Description (What the record is about)
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Explosives Testing Station at Hebburn Colliery: North of England Institute of Mining and Mechanical Engineers ask for Government aid towards maintenance
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Note (Additional information about the record)
- Copies of report of Flameless Explosives Committee missing.
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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)
- H.O. Ref. B19469/3
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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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- Topics
- Weapons
- Coal
- Mining and quarrying
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C2020985/
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POWE 6
Home Office, Mines and Quarries Registered Files
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Explosives Testing Station at Hebburn Colliery: North of England Institute of Mining...
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