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David Drew wrote:
> "Mr L F Braun" <braunli1@pilot.msu.edu> wrote in message
> news:39863935.1D54F3E4@pilot.msu.edu...
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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.)
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> For those who are interested...
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> 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.
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 geology of other continents (South Asia and Africa).
> The first coal mine discovered by geological survey, was the Balmain seam,
> which began operations in mid 1820's.
Whereabouts is that? I didn't know any extensive geological surveys were made
outside the immediate areas of major settlement (~80km from shore) until
nearer the end of the 19th century. That's kind of interesting, given that
most of the (future) US territory wasn't surveyed by that time!
Magnificent that they've actually got a book on the history of coal mining in
a specific region; everything I've read is horribly steeped in generalisations
across huge swaths of territory.
best
LFB
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