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Page 475
... activities fell into four groups . The first concerned coal products , i.e. coke and its by - products ( together with substances made from the by - products ) and manufac- tured fuels , including briquettes and ovoids . This was ...
... activities fell into four groups . The first concerned coal products , i.e. coke and its by - products ( together with substances made from the by - products ) and manufac- tured fuels , including briquettes and ovoids . This was ...
Page 483
... activities . There was also infor- mal pressure for the NCB to dispose of some of them . ' Though the government did not take the mandatory power that had been proposed , the Coal Industry Act 1971 empowered the Secretary of State for ...
... activities . There was also infor- mal pressure for the NCB to dispose of some of them . ' Though the government did not take the mandatory power that had been proposed , the Coal Industry Act 1971 empowered the Secretary of State for ...
Page 522
... activities in gas and oil.2 All these various matters influenced judgement on the rationality of the retention of non - mining activities within the NCB , whose raison d'être was coalmining . Initially , any other course would have ...
... activities in gas and oil.2 All these various matters influenced judgement on the rationality of the retention of non - mining activities within the NCB , whose raison d'être was coalmining . Initially , any other course would have ...
Contents
THE INHERITANCE | 3 |
THE MARKET FOR COAL | 37 |
TECHNOLOGY AND EXPLORATION | 61 |
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