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THE PRINTING TIMES AND LITHOGRAPER
15 Aug 1887 p148
The Chirnside Bridge Paper Mill, Berwickshire, was shut down on Saturday, July 16th, and the present proprietors, Messrs. Young, Trotter, & Son, are offering the mill for sale. Last year new engines and machinery, to the value of over £12,000, were added to the works, and the mill was capable of turning out 72 tons of paper per week.About 200 people employed in the mill have been thrown cut of employment.
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