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Hikurangi coal mine

Hikurangi coal mine

Hikurangi, 16 kilometres north of Whāngārei, had rich coal deposits which were mined from the 1890s. The mine buildings are in the foreground, with the settlement behind.

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Alexander Turnbull Library
Reference: 1/2-006795; F

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Claudia Orange. 'Northland places', Te Ara - the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, updated 21-Sep-11
URL: http://www.TeAra.govt.nz/en/northland-places/15/5