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References
- Arthur Ivor Marsh, Victoria Ryan. Historical Directory of Trade Unions, Volume 5 Ashgate Publishing, Ltd., Jan 1, 2006 pg. 435
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- ↑ University of Warwick, "National Glass Bottle Makers' Society of Great Britain and Ireland, 1903-1925"
- 1 2 John B. Smethurst and Peter Carter, Historical Directory of Trade Unions, vol.6, p.82
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