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Wed, 02 Dec 1959
THE GUARDIAN The two hundred and fifty thousandth Land Rover has been produced at the Solihull (Warwickshire) factory of the Rover...
Fri, 04 Dec 1959
THE GUARDIAN In Birmingham yesterday 2,000 men were laid off at the British Motor Corporation car body building factory of Fisher...
Fri, 11 Dec 1959
An unofficial strike of 600 vehicle builders that broke out yesterday at the Birmingham factory of Mulliners, Ltd., will make 10,000...
Sat, 12 Dec 1959
Work is to be resumed on Monday at one of the two Midland car factories where thousands of workers have had to be sent home because...
Tue, 15 Dec 1959
BACK TO WORK-OUT AGAIN By our Correspondents The 64 final assembly line workers at the Coventry factory of Jaguar Cars who went on...
Wed, 16 Dec 1959
JAGUAR WORKERS GO BACK The 64 final finishing line workers at Jaguar Cars Ltd., Coventry, who had walked out on strike three times...
Thu, 17 Dec 1959
are taking place between the directors of Standard-Triumph International and Alforder Newton Ltd., of Hemel Hempstead, with a view...
Wed, 23 Dec 1959
The directors of Standard-Triumph International yesterday announced that agreement in principle had been reached with Hall Engineering...
Thu, 24 Dec 1959
A second night shift employing about 700 men will start at Morris Motors, Oxford, on January 18. It is aimed at increasing production...
Thu, 31 Dec 1959
FROM OUR CORRESPONDENT COVENTRY, DEC. 30 About 2,000 men concerned on car and Land-Rover production at the Solihull works (near Birmingham)...
 

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