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1. COAL BREAKING: BLENDING: CLEANING: Anti-breakage appliances: Brief for conference...
Catalogue reference: POWE 16/201
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This record is about the 1. COAL BREAKING: BLENDING: CLEANING: Anti-breakage appliances: Brief for conference... dating from 1933-1934 in the series Coal Division, Early Correspondence and Papers. 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 16/201
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Date (When the record was created)
- 1933-1934
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Description (What the record is about)
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1. COAL BREAKING: BLENDING: CLEANING: Anti-breakage appliances: Brief for conference at Ministry of Transport March 1933.
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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)
- T10623 Pt. 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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Restrictions on use (Information on restrictions to the use or reproduction of the material)
- 3 working days notice to produce
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- Open Document, Open Description
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- Topics
- Transport management
- Coal
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C3325744/
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POWE 16
Coal Division, Early Correspondence and Papers
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