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Re: PS Enterprise
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lugnet.loc.au, lugnet.pirates
Date: 
Tue, 1 Aug 2000 02:43:01 GMT
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James Howse wrote:

In lugnet.loc.au, Richard Parsons writes:
And at this stage we're mainly burning wood.  Bring some coal with you when
you come ;-)

Wouldn't that be like sending coal to Newcastle?

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 to
Oceana by ship is cheaper than setting up a local operation to mine coal of unknown
quantity and quality locally.  (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.)

James (who fondly recalls the sight of the Enterprise stuck on a sandbank...)

First, the Tholian Web...now the Sinister Sandbar?  ;)

best

Lindsay



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"Mr L F Braun" <braunli1@pilot.msu.edu> wrote in message news:39863935.1D54F3...msu.edu... (...) revealed the (...) For those who are interested... According to my 'History of Coal Mining in Australia'. (Hey! I'm studying Mining Engineering, I'm (...) (24 years ago, 1-Aug-00, to lugnet.loc.au, lugnet.pirates)

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(...) Wouldn't that be like sending coal to Newcastle? James (who fondly recalls the sight of the Enterprise stuck on a sandbank...) (24 years ago, 31-Jul-00, to lugnet.loc.au, lugnet.pirates)

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