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National Coal Board

Meaning of "National Coal Board" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF NATIONAL COAL BOARD

ˈnæʃən əl kəʊl bɔːd


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WHAT DOES NATIONAL COAL BOARD MEAN IN ENGLISH?

National Coal Board

The National Coal Board was the statutory corporation created to run the nationalised coal mining industry in the United Kingdom. Set up under the Coal Industry Nationalisation Act 1946, it took over the mines on "vesting day", 1 January 1947. In 1987 the NCB was renamed the British Coal Corporation, and its assets were subsequently privatised.

Definition of National Coal Board in the English dictionary

The definition of National Coal Board in the dictionary is a statutory corporation set up to run Britain's nationalised coal mining industry between 1947 and 1994, at which time the industry was privatized.

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Synonyms and antonyms of National Coal Board in the English dictionary of synonyms

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Translation of «National Coal Board» into 25 languages

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国家煤监局
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Junta Nacional del Carbón
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National Coal Board
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राष्ट्रीय कोयला बोर्ड
380 millions of speakers
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مجلس الفحم الوطني
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Национальный угольной промышленности
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National Coal Board
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জাতীয় কয়লা বোর্ড
260 millions of speakers
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National Coal Board
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Lembaga Arang Kebangsaan
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National Coal Board
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国立石炭委員会
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국립 석탄 위원회
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Papan Arang Nasional
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Ban Than
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தேசிய நிலக்கரி வாரியம்
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राष्ट्रीय कोळसा बोर्ड
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Ulusal Kömür Kurulu
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Nazionale Coal Board
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Krajowa Rada Węgla
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Національний вугільної промисловості
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Consiliul National de cărbune
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National Coal Board
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National Coal Board
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National Coal Board
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National Coal Board
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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «NATIONAL COAL BOARD»

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Beyond Nationalization: The Labor Problems of British Coal
CHAPTER TWO THE COAL BOARD AND THE MINERS' UNION I he mining industry is dominated by two great and complex organizations, the National Coal Board and the National Union of Mine- workers. The influence that each of these  ...
George Benedict Baldwin, 1955
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New Scientist
They see Whitehall's refusal to approve the National Coal Board's proposals to work coal reserves mainly under North East Leicestershire until the board has overcome major environmental objections as a significant victory. The Council for  ...
3
Occupational Health & Safety Law Cases & Materials 2/e
EDWARDS v NATIONAL COAL BOARD [1949] 1 KB 704 This was an action by the widow of a coal miner who was killed while underground by a fall of a considerable portion of the side of the roadway, along which he was walking. The Court ...
Brenda Barrett, 2000
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International Labour Law Reports
In the case of National Coal Board v. Ridgway [ 1 987] IRLR 80, Lord Justice Nicholls commented that sections 23 and 58 were parallel provisions — section 58 dealing with dismissal, and section 23 dealing with action short of dismissal.
Zvi H. Bar-Niv, Sigeman, 1994
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Coal, Crisis and Conflict: The 1984-85 Miners' Strike in ...
National Coal Board, 'NCB reply to the N UM claim for increased wages from November 1983', London, NCB (mimeo). National Coal Board, 'New strategy for coal', Joint Policy Advisory Committee, Memorandum, 15 October 1985. National  ...
Jonathan Winterton, Ruth Winterton, 1989
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Debating Coal Closures: Economic Calculation in the Coal ...
Custis P. J., D. Morpeth, E. Stamp and D. P. Tweedie (1985), Report of an Independent Committee of Enquiry on Certain Matters Relating to the Affairs of the National Coal Board, London: NCB. Harrison, B. (1985), 'Pitfalls of Academic  ...
David J. Cooper, Trevor Hopper, 1988
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Coal Mines Committee
The National Coal Board consulted the National Association of Colliery Managers on the problems relating to the management of undertakings before and after the transfer of ownership, and kept it informed of its own proposals and plans for ...
8
The Chemistry and Technology of Coal, Second Edition,
Nevertheless, in spite of these criticisms, the method of classification by rank has survived and has been generally adopted for use throughout North America ( Table 1.6). D. The Coal Survey (National Coal Board, U.K.) Classification System  ...
James G. Speight, 1994
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Mine Water Hydrogeology and Geochemistry
In: Symposium on Environmental Problems Resulting from Coal Mining Activities, Katowice. National Coal Board. 1956. The Coal and Other Mines (Precautions against Inrushes) Regulations 1956, National Coal Board. Mining Department.
Paul L. Younger, N. S. Robins, 2002
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The Nature and Authority of Precedent
Generally, for example, the decisions of the European Court of Justice contain no ratio and will bind only the parties to the case. 54 Central Asbestos Co. Ltd v. Dodd [1973] AC 518. 55 In re Harper and others v. National Coal Board ( Intended ...
Neil Duxbury, 2008

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «NATIONAL COAL BOARD»

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Converted dairy at Longhirst in Northumberland is the perfect rural …
Laura bought the property 25 years ago from the National Coal Board and has since transformed it into a stunning family home. Previously ... «ChronicleLive, Jul 15»
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Labour's Enabler: Owen Jones and the Establishment
... he “helped orchestrate the National Coal Board's media onslaught against the unions.” But it was not ideas alone that smashed the unions. «CounterPunch, Jul 15»
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European arguments are not persuasive
One final point: I recall that during the early 1970s in the run up to membership of the EEC, the National Coal Board, which had experience of ... «Rotherham Advertiser, Jul 15»
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Fishburn gathers to celebrate pit wheel's return
Forty years ago the National Coal Board gave Fishburn Colliery's winding wheel to Northumbria Police to display outside the force's ... «The Northern Echo, Jul 15»
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Nottinghamshire coal mining ends with Thoresby closure
The strike ended a year later after the National Coal Board offered pay incentives to workers and NUM members voted to return to work. «BBC News, Jul 15»
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Sick coke-oven workers' case heads for High Court
... diseases following dust and fume exposure at coking plants at sites operated by National Coal Board/British Coal, National Smokeless Fuels, ... «The National, Jul 15»
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Knighted Billericay granddad Sir Colin Barker dies aged 88
His chain of high profile and successful roles with Ford Motor Company, Associated Portland Cement, British Steel, the National Coal Board ... «Brentwood Gazette, Jul 15»
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Falkirk church's party for Polish troops
An old house at South Bantaskine was occupied by troops during the war and was bought by the National Coal Board afterwards and then ... «Falkirk Herald, Jun 15»
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Lady Rozelle Raynes, Wren stoker - obituary
Her mother continued to live at Thoresby Hall until her death in 1984 when it was sold to the National Coal Board. It is now a hotel. Though the ... «Telegraph.co.uk, Jun 15»
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Bill Sirs: Steelworkers' leader whose political moderation saw him …
When he heard in June 1983 that Ian MacGregor, BSC chairman, had moved to preside over the National Coal Board, he knew the country ... «The Independent, Jun 15»
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