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- 1 2 3 Smethurst, John B.; Carter, Peter (June 2009). Historical Directory of Trade Unions. 6. Farnham: Ashgate Publishing. pp. 504, 512. ISBN 9780754666837. LCCN 80-151653.
- ↑ "Miners' Conference at Newport" . The Manchester Guardian . 27 November 1889. Retrieved 6 April 2016– via ProQuest.