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- 1 2 Smethurst, John B.; Carter, Peter (June 2009). Historical Directory of Trade Unions. Vol. 6. Farnham: Ashgate Publishing. p. 525. ISBN 9780754666837. LCCN 80-151653.
- ↑ Archie Potts, "Gillians, John Moffett", Dictionary of Labour Biography, vol.IX, pp.96–97