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- 1 2 3 4 Marsh, Arthur; Smethurst, John B. (2006). Historical Directory of Trade Unions. 5. Aldershot: Ashgate Publishing. p. 212. ISBN 085967990X.
- 1 2 "Obituary: Mr Joe Couldwell". Annual Report of the Trades Union Congress: 291–292. 1928.