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National Coal Board: South Midlands Area: Papers
Catalogue reference: COAL 63
What's it about?
COAL 63
This series contains records of the South Midlands Area of British Coal which, from 1975, included Kent Collieries. It includes correspondence with the National Coal Board and with local units such as collieries, on such subjects as rail transport.
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Reference (The unique identifier to the record described, used to order and refer to it)
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COAL 63
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Title (The name of the record)
- National Coal Board: South Midlands Area: Papers
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Date (When the record was created)
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1965-1975
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Description (What the record is about)
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This series contains records of the South Midlands Area of British Coal which, from 1975, included Kent Collieries. It includes correspondence with the National Coal Board and with local units such as collieries, on such subjects as rail transport.
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Held by (Who holds the record)
- The National Archives, Kew
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Legal status (A note as to whether the record being described is a Public Record or not)
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Public Record(s)
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Language (The language of the record)
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English
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Creator(s) (The creator of the record)
- National Coal Board, South Midlands Area, 1967-1987
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Physical description (The amount and form of the record)
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2 file(s)
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Access conditions (Information on conditions that restrict or affect access to the record)
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Subject to 30 year closure
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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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Administrative / biographical background (Historical or biographical information about the creator of the record and the context of its creation)
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From 1967 South Midlands Area functioned on its own but, in 1975 the Kent Collieries were added to it. In 1987 it amalgamated with North Derbyshire Area to be known as the Central Area.
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C5311/
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