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Brooke, David.
The Railway Navvy: That Despicable Race of Men
(David and Charles, 1983). Hardback. Very good in slightly browned dustwrapper. 216pp. Order No. NSBK-A13480
Keywords: 071538449X, trains, railways, history, railway workers, railway navvy, navvies, railwaymen, Britain, British, England, English, history, United Kingdom, UK, construction workers, Victorian, 19th century, nineteenth century, Balaklava Railway, Crimea, Crimean War, railway building, locomotives
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Wojtczak, Helena.
Railwaywomen: Exploitation, Betrayal and Triumph in the Workplace. (CD Rom)
(Hastings Press, 2005). Please note that this is a CD (not an actual book) containing the book in electronic format. Foreword by Dr Colin Divall, Professor of Railway Studies. The first and definitive history of women working on the railways of Britain from 1830 to 2005, encompassing both manual and clerical staff and, to a lesser extent, shipping, workshop and catering employees. Contains a lot of material about women filling men's uniformed railway roles during the two world wars and over 200 photographs, most of which have never before been published. An entertaining read, which is also well-referenced to satisfy academics. CD. New, in perfect condition. pp. Order No. NSBK-C15915
Keywords: women, woman, gender, women's work, women and work, railways, railway workers, trains, steam, railwaywoman, railwaywomen, steam engine drivers, sexual discrimination, equal rights, harassment, workplace, workers, Britian, British, England, English, history, transport, British Rail, railway history, twentieth century, 20th
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Transport and General Workers Union, .
Inequality: The Evidence of the Transport and General Workers' Union to the Royal Commission on the Distribution of Incomes and Wealth
(Spokesman Books, 1976). Hardback. In blue library binding with usual library stamps and markings, otherwise good. 183pp. Order No. NSBK-A15907
Keywords: 9780851241456, Transport and General Workers Union, trade unions, history, trade unionism, income, wealth, pay, wages, economics, poverty
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Thomas, David St John.
The Country Railway:
(Penguin Books, 1976). Paperback. Covers creased, a little brown marking/staining to a few pages not affecting legibility, otherwise good. 192pp. Order No. NSBK-A8295
Keywords: 0140048278, railways, railway, trains, transport, country, countryside, transport, technology, platforms, bridges, embankments, viaducts, architecture, ninetenth, century, 19th, twentieth, 20th, Britain, British, England, English, steam
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Suffragette Poster, .
Votes for Workers:
(Portrayer Publishers, reprint, 2003). A modern reproduction of this suffragette poster, created by W.F. Winter, and originally published by the Artists' Suffrage League (date unknown). Printed with archival inks on premium paper (200 GSM, Silk Art, photographic print). Poster (in shades of brown, cream and sand) shows weary and dejected British working woman at a sewing machine, with the slogan "Votes for Workers" beneath it. Size of the paper is 450mm x 320mm and image is approx 435mm x 305mm. Poster. Brand new, fine. pp. Order No. NSBK-C6880
Keywords: B001F42LJ8, suffragettes, suffragette poster, suffragette posters, Votes for Women, woman suffrage, history, women, enfranchisement, franchise, women's movement, politics, England, English, cartoons, suffrage, politics, anti-suffrage, male attitudes, images, imagery, women, women's, representations, pictures, poster, posters, enfranchisement, the franchise, reproductions, modern reproductions, print, prints, workers, worker, women workers, woman worker, votes, vote, voter, voting, working classes, working class, W.F. Winter, The Artists' Suffrage League, Britain, British, Portrayer Publishers, Christmas gifts, suffragette ephemera
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McCabe, Anton and Devine, Francis.
The Stormy Petrel of the Transport Workers: Peadar O'Donnell, Trade Unionist, 1917 - 1920 and Navigating a Lone Channel: Stephen McGonagle, Trade Unionism and Labour Politics in Derry
(SIPTU, Irish Labour History Society, 2000). Scarce. Booklet. Rear cover slightly faded, otherwise very good. 48pp. Order No. NSBK-A15991
Keywords: Peadar O'Donnell, Stephen McGonagle, Ireland, Irish, history, transport workers, trade unions, trade unionism, Derry, labour, politics
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England, Joe, editor.
Changing Lives: Workers' Education in Wales, 1907 - 2007
(Welsh People's History Society, 2007). Paperback. Very good+. vi + 192pp. Order No. NSBK-A14197
Keywords: B001SGXJE4, Wales, Welsh, history, education, twentieth century, schools, WEA, working classes, adult education, workers, Workers' Educational Association
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Minns, J.E.
Model Railway Engines:
(Octopus books, 1973). 120 illustrations in black and white. Hardback. Very good in torn dustwrapper. 97pp. Order No. NSBK-A13433
Keywords: 070640047X, model railways, trains, railway engines, Britain, British, England, English, history, United Kingdom, UK,
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Ouvry, Elinor Southwood.
Extracts from Octavia Hill's Letters to Fellow-Workers, 1864 - 1911:
(Adelphi Book Shop, London, 1933). Foreword by Neville Chamberlain. Card covers. Spine darkened, edges of covers slightly chipped / slightly curled, some chipping to spine, internally very good. iii + 64pp. Order No. NSBK-C4295
Keywords: B001QVTYT0, open spaces, housing, housing management, house, houses, Octavia Hill, London, philanthropy, women, woman, philanthropist, philanthropists, town planning, social history, welfare, towns, city, cities, fellow workers, fellow-workers, housing reformers, housing reformer, slum, slums, property, poor, poverty, nineteenth century, Victorian, Edwardian, twentieth century
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Norton, Peter.
Waterways and Railways to Warrington:
(Railway and Canal Historical Society, 1974). Booklet. Front cover chipped along foredge, covers slightly soiled, otherwise good condition. 70pp. Order No. NSBK-A15902
Keywords: 9780901461087, booklets, booklet, Railway and Canal Historical Society, Warrington, Lancashire, Cheshire, canals, trains, railways, steam engines, transport, navigation, history, travel, North West England
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