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Area Wages Control Officers Meetings Formation: North Eastern Yorkshire Division
Catalogue reference: COAL 75/784
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This record is about the Area Wages Control Officers Meetings Formation: North Eastern Yorkshire Division dating from 1960-1965 in the series National Coal Board: Minute Series, Divisional. It is held at The National Archives, Kew.
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- COAL 75/784
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Date (When the record was created)
- 1960-1965
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Area Wages Control Officers Meetings Formation: North Eastern Yorkshire Division
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- The National Archives, Kew
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- Open Document, Open Description
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COAL 75
National Coal Board: Minute Series, Divisional
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