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- ↑ Report on Trade Unions in 1905-1907. London: Board of Trade. 1909. pp. 30–35.
- 1 2 3 Marsh, Arthur; Ryan, Victoria; Smethurst, John B. (1994). Historical Directory of Trade Unions. Vol. 4. Farnham: Ashgate. p. 117. ISBN 9780859679008.