This photograph is from the collection of Barry Howard, who was an Electrician at local coal mines such as Hebburn No. 2 and Northern (Rhondda) Colliery, and at Saxonvale Colliery, further up the Hunter Valley. Mr Howard has very kindly permitted us to to publish these photographs on this website for the benefit of researchers and for those who served in the mines and their families.

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This image can be used for study and personal research purposes. If you wish to reproduce the image for any other purpose you must obtain permission by contacting the University of Newcastle's Special Collections.

frazerweb: This set of archive photos is excellent. UON Library,University of Newcastle, Australia: Many thanks, frazerweb. I've passed your comment on to Barry.

This image can be used for study and personal research purposes. If you wish to reproduce this image for any other purpose please contact the University of Newcastle Library's Special Collections.