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Revival of West Coast coal mining

This television clip (from Close up, January 2005) is about miners from Yorkshire in the north of England coming to work in the coal mines of New Zealand’s West Coast. Their arrival reflected a new confidence in the future of coal in the area.

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Alan Sherwood and Jock Phillips. 'Coal and coal mining', Te Ara - the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, updated 24-Sep-11
URL: http://www.TeAra.govt.nz/en/coal-and-coal-mining/9/1