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808:A History of the Scottish Miners
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420:and leading activist
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637:Trade Union Handbook
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58:Headquarters
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1422:North Wales
1288:En. Edwards
1223:Eb. Edwards
1086:Eb. Edwards
967:Eb. Edwards
943:En. Edwards
919:(MFGB) and
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591:Alex Moffat
561:Hugh Murnin
530:Eric Clarke
524:Bill McLean
494:James Brown
473:James Brown
454:Secretaries
221:Keir Hardie
191:Forerunners
165:trade union
112:Publication
1543:Categories
1401:Shropshire
1347:Derbyshire
1342:Cumberland
1306:Richardson
1280:Treasurers
1247:Heathfield
929:Presidents
781:, pp.34-36
646:0566024268
609:References
585:Abe Moffat
542:Presidents
258:Affiliated
100:Key people
1528:1984–1985
1482:Yorkshire
1327:Cleveland
1146:Schofield
430:socialism
229:The Miner
219:In 1886,
94:35 (2014)
88:Members
50:Dissolved
1467:Somerset
1461:Stirling
1436:Ayrshire
1432:Scotland
1391:Old Hill
1253:Scargill
1158:Thompson
1140:Bullough
1128:T. Jones
1122:E. Jones
1098:J. Jones
1080:Richards
1015:Scargill
991:E. Jones
979:J. Jones
961:Richards
210:bankrupt
169:Scotland
77:Scotland
69:Location
1491:Strikes
1396:Pelsall
1332:Cokemen
1322:Bristol
1294:Abraham
1271:Kitchen
1259:Vacant?
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1176:Stanley
1152:McGahey
1110:Lawther
1050:Smillie
1009:Gormley
985:Lawther
949:Smillie
937:Pickard
839:, p.513
810:, p.134
465:1896?:
354:34,000
325:15,500
255:Founded
235:History
140:Website
62:Culross
42:Founded
1352:Durham
1300:Robson
1229:Horner
1211:Hodges
1205:Ashton
1188:Thomas
1182:Wilson
1164:Vacant
1116:Bowman
1104:Davies
1056:Harvey
1027:Wilson
1021:Lavery
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589:1961:
583:1942:
577:1932:
571:1929:
565:1922:
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553:1918:
547:1894:
534:1989:
528:1977:
522:1969:
516:1965:
507:1945:
498:1936:
492:1934:
486:1929:
477:1918:
471:1917:
459:1894:
402:6,000
386:1,200
370:6,750
309:1,183
293:9,500
277:3,200
214:strike
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1304:1921
1298:1918
1292:1904
1286:1889
1269:2007
1263:2002
1257:1992
1251:1992
1245:1984
1239:1968
1233:1959
1227:1946
1221:1932
1215:1924
1209:1919
1203:1889
1186:2012
1180:2010
1174:2002
1168:1992
1162:1989
1156:1987
1150:1973
1144:1969
1138:1963
1132:1961
1126:1954
1120:1950
1114:1939
1108:1934
1102:1933
1096:1932
1090:1931
1084:1929
1078:1924
1074:Walsh
1072:1922
1068:Smith
1066:1917
1062:House
1060:1914
1054:1912
1048:1909
1044:Woods
1042:1889
1025:2012
1019:2002
1013:1982
1007:1971
1001:1960
995:1960
989:1954
983:1939
977:1934
971:1932
965:1931
959:1929
955:Smith
953:1922
947:1912
941:1904
935:1889
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1523:1974
1518:1972
1513:1969
1508:1926
1503:1912
1498:1893
1362:Kent
1265:Kemp
1241:Daly
1217:Cook
1170:Cave
1003:Ford
877:2020
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