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References
- 1 2 Arthur Marsh and Victoria Ryan, Historical Directory of British Trade Unions, vol.II, p.226
- 1 2 3 4 Catherine P. Snodgress, The County of East Lothian, p.161
- ↑ Stephenson, Graham. "MOFFAT ABE, ALEX AND DAVE" (PDF). A Compendium of Communist Biographies. Retrieved 16 December 2015.
Sources: Abe Moffat `My life with the miners' (1965) and other material
- ↑ The Labour Gazette, vol.2 (1894), p.47
- ↑ C. P. Snodgrass, The county of East Lothian, p.162