Story: Coal and coal mining
An area where a small mining operation briefly sprang up in the 1930s was Mt Somers in Canterbury. There had been a coal mine in the area in the 19th century, but the revival did not last long, and today only the remains of the mountain railway can still be seen.
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Photograph by Jock Phillips
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