Saturday, August 13, 2011

Paying tribute to our mining heritage

From the Maitland Mercury report:
Coal mining was honoured in Abermain yesterday – 125 years after Edgeworth David discovered the Greta coal seam – and the community came out to celebrate. The ceremony marked the start of a month-long River of Black Gold Festival that celebrates the years of coal production from the South Maitland Coalfields following the discovery of the Greta seam.

Full article by Kate Morris available at Maitland Mercury, 04 Aug, 2011.