Coal, Railways and Mines: Greta and South Maitland Coalfields – Volume IV

Description

“Coal, Railways and Mines – The Railways and Collieries of the Greta and South Maitland Coalfields – Volume 4”

By Brian Robert Andrews,                                                                                         

Colour and Black/White photos.

INTRODUCTION

The railways and collieries of the Greta and South Maitland Districts of New South Wales excompassed a vast area extending from the City of maitland, westerly to Greta and Branxton, then southerly to embrace Rothbury, the City of Cessnock and the towns of Aberdare, Bellbird, Heddon Greta, Paxton, Millfield, Kitchener, Neath, Abermain, Weston, Kurri Kurri, Stanford Main, Pelaw Main and East Greta. Many of the towns were named after their respective collieries.

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