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- ↑ "Miners' Federation vs Federation of Colliery Enginemen, Boilermen, and Mechanics". Annual Report of the Trades Union Congress: 201–203. 1921.
- ↑ Marsh, Arthur; Ryan, Victoria (1984). Historical Directory of Trade Unions. 2. Aldershot: Gower Publishing. p. 199. ISBN 0566021617.