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Prior to the Industrial Revolution, coal and limestone were worked only on a modest scale for local consumption, but during the Industrial Revolution by the opening of canals, such as the Birmingham Canal Navigations, Stourbridge Canal and the Dudley Canal ( the Dudley Canal Line No 1 and the Dudley Tunnel ) opened up the mineral wealth of the area to exploitation.
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Prior to the realignment, which was done first, the roadway followed 2nd Street to Crosby Street, then bore right onto E. 4th Street, widening to four lanes and becoming the " Industrial Highway " in Eddystone.
Prior to 1990, the responsibilities of the Industry, Science and Technology portfolio were divided between the now-defunct post of Minister of Regional Industrial Expansion and a Minister of State for Science and Technology.
Prior to the extensive division of labor and mechanization resulting from the Industrial Revolution, it was possible for workers to control the quality of their own products.
Prior to the Industrial Revolution, Lamberhurst was a centre for the Wealden iron industry, originally set up during Roman times.
Prior to 2003, the Illinois 40 exit on I-74 southeast of Peoria was called " Industrial Spur ".
Prior to meeting Genesis she had had some connection to the Industrial Records music scene and had performed onstage with band 23 Skidoo.
Prior to his election, Rota worked for the Industrial Research Assistance Program ( IRAP ) as regional manager for Ontario.
Prior to 2010, Chartered Semiconductor Manufacturing ( abbreviated CSM ) was the world's third largest dedicated independent semiconductor foundry, with its headquarters and main operations located in the Woodlands Industrial Park, Kranji Singapore.
Prior to the Industrial Revolution, a seamstress did handsewing, especially under the putting-out system.
He was previously the Assistant Secretary at the Labor and Workforce Development Agency ( An Agency that he helped create ), deputy director for the Department of Industrial Relations and Prior to his State service Special Advisor and Congressional Liaison to President Bill Clinton.
Prior and Revolution
Prior to the Revolution, New Englanders consumed large quantities of rum and beer, as maritime trade provided them relatively easy access to the goods needed to produce these items: Rum was the distilled spirit of choice, as the main ingredient, molasses, was readily available from trade with the West Indies.
Prior to the triumph of the Cuban Revolution, Cuba maintained strong economic and political ties to the United States.
Prior to the Glorious Revolution of 1688, English judges were seen as " lions under the throne ", servile creatures of the King.
Prior to the Jasmine Revolution, Tunisia practiced internet censorship against popular websites such as YouTube.
Prior to the disbanding of The Revolution, Prince was working on two separate projects, The Revolution album Dream Factory and a solo effort, Camille.
Prior to the dissolution of the Sainte-Chapelle in 1803, following the French Revolution, the term " la Sainte-Chapelle royale " also referred not only to the building but to the chapelle itself, the Sainte-Chapelle ( choir ).
Prior to the French Revolution Saumur was the capital of the Sénéchaussée de Saumur, a bailiwick, that existed until 1793.
Prior to the French Revolution in 1789, it had been a royal town and the Château de Saint-Germain the residence of numerous French monarchs.
* French Fleur-De-Lis: Prior to the French Revolution, there was no national flag which represented France.
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Prior to the industrial revolution, most iron was obtained from widely available goethite or bog ore, for example during the American Revolution and the Napoleonic wars.
Prior to the Islamic Revolution of Iran in 1979, Ferdowsi University had taken for its ally Georgetown University of Washington, D. C., USA.
Prior to its engagement in World War I, the Empire of Japan fought in two significant wars after its establishment following the Meiji Revolution.
Prior to the Quiet Revolution, the province's natural resources were mainly developed by foreign investors.
Prior to the American Revolution, Chew was friends with both George Washington and John Adams, and was a strong advocate for the colonies.
Prior to the American Revolution, some people had concerns about Methodist evangelism in the colonies that took no heed of established Anglican parishes.
Prior to the American Revolution, in 1772, during a political meeting at the Warren's home, they formed the Committees of Correspondence along with Samuel Adams.
Prior to the war, France had been outraged over US trade with Britain and the refusal to repay war debts from the Revolution on grounds that they were owed to the French crown, not Revolutionary France.
Prior to the Islamic Revolution many political organizations including but not limited to Fadaian Khalg and People's Mujahedin of Iran active members and supporters were among students of the Sharif University.
Prior to the American Revolution, all of the British North American colonies had slavery, but the Revolutionary War gave impetus to a general anti-slavery sentiment.
Prior to the Russian Revolution, the Lezgins did not have a common self-designation as an ethnic group.
Prior and coal
Prior to the presentation of this mace, the assembly used a glass, gold, iron and coal sculpture known as the " Tlws " as its mace.
Saltom pit The earliest reference to coal mining in the Whitehaven area is in the time of Prior Langton ( 1256 – 82 ) of St Bees Priory, concerning the coal mines at Arrowthwaite.
Prior to this, coal had been mined at Fordell for over a century, but the discovery of the coal seams at the depth they were found came as a pleasant surprise, considering the dip in the coal strata at Fordell, as it was previously thought that the seams at Cowdenbeath would be at such a depth as to be almost unworkable.
Prior to these modifications, the river was known as Squak Slough ( after a modified pronunciation of the native village at Issaquah ) and was navigable over its entire length by shallow-draft steamers and was used to float logs and coal barges from Lake Sammamish to Lake Washington.
Prior to the development of Glenrothes the main industries in the area were papermaking, coal mining and farming.
Prior to 1928, this city was called Ugolnye Kopi, meaning coal mines ( hence the pick on the city's coat of arms ).
The coming of the railways took further trade away, although it particularly affected salt from Stoke Prior, and in order to eliminate the overland carriage of both salt and coal, an Act of Parliament was obtained in 1852 for the construction of the Droitwich Junction Canal, to connect the barge canal to Hanbury Wharf on the Worcester and Birmingham.
Board of directors: Prior to 1976, German coal and steel producers employing more than 1, 000 workers commonly maintained a board of directors composed of 11 members: five directors came from management, five were workers ' representatives, with the eleventh member being neutral.
Prior to 1917, Pippin variously toiled in a coal yard, in an iron foundry, as a hotel porter and as a used-clothing peddler.
Prior to 1977, there were no federal laws regulating the surface mining aspect of the coal mining industry.
Prior to the opening of the railway, ship access to Port Clarence was very slow and difficult, often taking as long to carry the coal to the port, as it had to sail from the port to London.
Prior to 1988, the Midland Trail was heavily traveled, particularly by commercial vehicles, including large trucks transporting coal and timber.
Prior to the adoption of oil fired machinery, navies could extend the range of their ships either by maintaining coaling stations or for warships to raft together with colliers and for coal to be manhandled aboard.
Prior to the mid-1970s it had its own extensive goods yard, coal yard, sidings and station master's house.
Prior to his retirement, Melville headed a committee tasked with studying how to use fuel oil in Navy boilers instead of coal.
One of the earliest references to the coal mining industry of the north east occurs in 1330, when it was recorded that the Prior of Tynemouth let a colliery, called Heygrove, at " Elstewyke " for a rent of £ 5 per year.
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