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Gregson Lane affiliate was closed in 1939, while the Farrington and Kirkham ones survived until 1959. The Brierfield Operative Cotton Spinners' Association was established in 1942 as a new affiliate, but overall membership continued to fall, dropping to 427 by 1951, 112 in 1964, and just 69 in
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North East Lancashire Amalgamated Weavers' Association
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Operative Bleachers, Dyers and Finishers Association
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Lancashire Amalgamated Tape Sizers' Friendly Society
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308:Presidents
275:James Bell
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