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... textile milling as early as 1811 , and by 1871 the city was a leading cotton - textile centre . It was the scene of numerous labour strikes and its mill- workers played a prominent role in the craft- union movement , culminating in the ...
... textile milling as early as 1811 , and by 1871 the city was a leading cotton - textile centre . It was the scene of numerous labour strikes and its mill- workers played a prominent role in the craft- union movement , culminating in the ...
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... textiles and textile products 13,172 ; foods and food products except beverages 12,940 ; chemicals and chemical products 11,415 ; footwear , wearing apparel , and made - up textile goods 9,059 ; petroleum products and coal 6,008 ...
... textiles and textile products 13,172 ; foods and food products except beverages 12,940 ; chemicals and chemical products 11,415 ; footwear , wearing apparel , and made - up textile goods 9,059 ; petroleum products and coal 6,008 ...
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... textile manufacture brought wealth to smallholders hitherto dependent on farming . Manchester was the northwest headquarters of the Par- liamentarians during the English Civil War of the mid - 17th century . About this time , cotton ...
... textile manufacture brought wealth to smallholders hitherto dependent on farming . Manchester was the northwest headquarters of the Par- liamentarians during the English Civil War of the mid - 17th century . About this time , cotton ...
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