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Month: May 1960

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Archive : Union concern on strikes in car industry

28 May 1960 Keith Adams 0

THE GUARDIAN By our Oxford Correspondent The Oxford district committee of the National Union of Vehicle Builders , which has many members at Morris Motors factory at Cowley. has warned […]

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Archive : Jaguar To Buy Daimlers

27 May 1960 Keith Adams 0

From Our City Editor Jaguar Cars, Ltd., has arranged to buy for cash the Daimler Company from the Birmingham Small Arms group. The price is not disclosed and it is […]

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Archive : Short Friday Shift To Be Worked

20 May 1960 Keith Adams 0

FROM OUR CORRESPONDENT OXFORD, MAY 19 The 2,500 night shift workers at the Cowley factory of the Pressed Steel Company here are to work a four-an-a-half night week which will […]

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Archive : 1000 Car Workers Sent Home

19 May 1960 Keith Adams 0

FROM OUR CORRESPONDENT OXFORD, MAY 18 The reprimand of a new employee because of his standard of work led to stoppages by his workmates which resulted in 1,000 assembly line […]

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Archive : Standard-Triumph news

18 May 1960 Keith Adams 0

May 18th 1960 Mr F. E. Higham, home sales director of Standard-Triumph Sales, has accepted an invitation to join the board of Hollingdrake Automobile. JAGUAR – On this day, Jaguar […]

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Archive : BMC’s Peak Output

13 May 1960 Keith Adams 0

The British Motor Corporation today announces a new production record. After 40 weeks of the current financial year, its output of vehicles has passed the total for the whole of […]

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Archive : Second Stoppage In Nine Days

11 May 1960 Keith Adams 0

FROM OUR CORRESPONDENT OXFORD, MAY 10 Another unofficial stoppage-the second In nine days-at Morris Motors Ltd.. Cowley, resulted in 600 workers on the Oxford paint and production lines being sent […]

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Archive : Dewar Trophy For B.M.C.

10 May 1960 Keith Adams 0

FROM OUR MOTORING CORRESPONDENT Lord Nuffield made one of his rare public appearances yesterday when he attended a luncheon at the Royal Automobile Club to receive on behalf of the […]

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Archive : Morris stoppage

7 May 1960 Keith Adams 0

Morris Stoppage The Morris Minor production line at Morris Motors Ltd., Oxford, was halted yesterday by an unofficial strike of 26 trim shop workers. About 600 men had to be […]

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Archive : Quick Settlement By Arbitrator

5 May 1960 Keith Adams 0

An increase of 5s. 6d. a week has been awarded to 51 men at a British Motor Corporation factory where there was a five-day unofficial strike two months ago. The […]

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Archive : Work Starts On BMC Factory

4 May 1960 Keith Adams 0

FROM OUR CORRESPONDENT KIRKBY, near LIVERPOOL, MAY 3 The British Motor Corporation officially “arrived” on Merseyside today when two 24-ton mechanical graders ploughed through a 50-acre wheat field which will […]

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Archive : Unofficial Strike Halts Car Line

3 May 1960 Keith Adams 0

FROM OUR CORRESPONDENT OXFORD, MAY 2 An unofficial strike by 100 paint shop workers at Morris Motors Ltd., Oxford. caused 600 men on the Morris Oxford assembly line to be […]

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