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Mining Deaths - Northern Highway Colliery
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…Collieries … Mining Deaths - Stockton Borehole … Mining Deaths - Young Wallsend Colliery … Mining Deaths - John Darling Colliery … Mining Deaths - Killingworth Colliery … Mining Deaths - Tickhole Adit … Mining Deaths - Stockrington Colliery … Mining Deaths - Glenrock Collieries … Mining Deaths - Seaham Collieries……Mining…
Mining Deaths - South Burwood, Burwood Redhead and Burwood Extended
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…Deaths - Wallarah Collieries … Mining Deaths - Dudley Collieries … Mining Deaths - West Wallsend Colliery … Mining Deaths - Waratah Collieries … Mining Deaths - Lymington Collieries … Mining Deaths - Stockton Borehole … Mining Deaths - Young Wallsend Colliery … Mining Deaths - John Darling Colliery … Mining……Deaths…
Coal mining: Lake Macquarie - the way it was. Oral History
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…Coal mining: Lake Macquarie - the way it was. Oral History … Disc seven in the series of audio recordings, in which local residents discuss the history and development of Lake Macquarie through their eyes. Recorded circa 1982.……This work by Lake Macquarie City Library is licensed under a Creative Commons…
Officials of Scottish Australian Mining Company, Burwood Colliery
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…Media … Officials of Scottish Australian Mining Company, Burwood Colliery … Photo Ref: 2031 … Creator: Pickering, Mr Alfred Sidney - Lake Macquarie City Council … From the Pickering Collection.…
Mr Marks Second Mine Manager of Wallarah Coal Mining Company Catherine Hill Bay circa 1914
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…Media … Mr Marks Second Mine Manager of Wallarah Coal Mining Company Catherine Hill Bay circa 1914 … Photo Ref: 25410 … Very religious family. One son married the new school teacher.……This work by Lake Macquarie City Library is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs 3.0 Unported…
The Human Face of Coal: an oral history of the early years of coal mining in Lake Macquarie.
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…Media … The Human Face of Coal: an oral history of the early years of coal mining in Lake Macquarie.……Photo Ref: 23115 … Creator: Lake Macquarie City Council … Cover art … This work by Lake Macquarie City Library is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs 3.0 Unported License … Related…
The human face of coal: an oral history of the early years of coal mining in Lake Macquarie
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…Council & 2NUR-FM (Radio station : Newcastle, N.S.W.) 1991, The Human face of coal : an oral history of the early years of coal mining in Lake Macquarie, Lake Macquarie City Council and 2NUR-FM, [Speers Point, N.S.W.]……Council & 2NUR-FM (Radio station : Newcastle, N.S.W.) 1991, The Human face of coal…
Follow the Plaques 1988 bicentennial plaques
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…Longwall mining began in 1982. … Plaque was relocated to grounds of Belmont Christian College.……Longwall mining began in 1982. … Plaque was relocated to grounds of Belmont Christian College.…
Joseph John Tucker 1845-1923
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…His involvement in the coal mining boom was interesting, although not unusual. At the time, many members of parliament, bank managers, merchants and shipping men were directors and shareholders of embryonic coal mining ventures.……His involvement in the coal mining boom was interesting, although not…
Awaba Colliery
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…Awaba Colliery … Written and researched by Bonnie Murdoch … Awaba has a long history of coal mining. It has been an ideal site for coal mining because of the Great Northern Seam. The existence of coal in the area was highlighted in an article in the Town and Country Journal of 25 August 1883.……The Awaba…

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