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Miners train at the Burwood Colliery Number Three Pit, NSW, 26 August 1898

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CreatorSnowball, Ralph, 1849-1925 Last edited by: lyn.keily@newcastle.edu.au

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This image was scanned from the original glass negative taken by Ralph Snowball. It is part of the Norm Barney Photographic Collection, held by Special Collections.

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frazerweb: Hi, I'm an admin for a group called Colliery & Mine Photos, and we'd love to have this added to the group!

Mr John W. Shoebridge: Image shows a train, carrying both workers and coal. The colliery was located near present day Whitebridge and Kahibah. In addition this image shows a miners train at the Burwood Colliery Platform, the No. 3 pit can be seen in the background. June 2009.