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Story: Coal and coal mining

Page 11. All images & media

From page 1 - The nature of coal

From page 2 - Coal resources

From page 3 - The 19th century

From page 4 - The 20th century

From page 5 - The late 20th and early 21st centuries

From page 6 - The miners’ work

From page 7 - Mining accidents

From page 8 - Mining community

From page 9 - The future of coal

How to cite this page

Alan Sherwood and Jock Phillips, Coal and coal mining, Te Ara – the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, https://teara.govt.nz/en/story/11552/media (accessed 10 June 2026).

Story by Alan Sherwood and Jock Phillips, published 2 March 2009.