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"Mr L F Braun" <braunli1@pilot.msu.edu> wrote in message
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> (Historical note: This was true only until proper
> geological surveys were carried out at the end of the 1800s, which • revealed the
> nature of local mineral wealth in colonial regions.)
For those who are interested...
According to my 'History of Coal Mining in Australia'. (Hey! I'm studying
Mining Engineering, I'm allowed to have it!), Coal was first mined in
Newcastle, sometime prior to 1798. (When Australia's first coal export
occurred). The seam was discovered by passing shipmen, due to having an
exposed seam. This was also the case with the Wollongong seams.
The first coal mine discovered by geological survey, was the Balmain seam,
which began operations in mid 1820's.
later,
David Drew.
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| (...) I'd always been under the impression that the grade of coal in the exposed seams wasn't quite up to RN standards (they only want the best anthracite, have to keep that smoke down to a minimum!)--but I may be wrong, because I'm going off the (...) (24 years ago, 3-Aug-00, to lugnet.loc.au, lugnet.pirates)
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| (...) Hey, the RN used to send fuel oil to Aden until the Second World War, so anything is possible. ("In a bureaucracy, anything is possible contra logic") I think it has more to do with economies of scale, in that sending anthracite from Britain (...) (24 years ago, 1-Aug-00, to lugnet.loc.au, lugnet.pirates)
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