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Waste Disposal: Birkacre Colliery, Chorley
Catalogue reference: AB 8/718
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This record is about the Waste Disposal: Birkacre Colliery, Chorley dating from 1949-1953 in the series United Kingdom Atomic Energy Authority and predecessors: Northern Groups: Correspondence.... It is held at The National Archives, Kew.
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- AB 8/718
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Date (When the record was created)
- 1949-1953
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Description (What the record is about)
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Waste Disposal: Birkacre Colliery, Chorley
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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)
- WAS 6/1/1
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- Public Record(s)
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- Open Document, Open Description
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- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C3449329/
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AB 8
United Kingdom Atomic Energy Authority and predecessors: Northern Groups: Correspondence...
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