Coal, wealth of the West Coast, Episode 6

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Year
1948
Reference
33297
Media type
Audio
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Rights Information
Year
1948
Reference
33297
Media type
Audio
Duration
00:08:42
Credits
RNZ Collection
Cresswell, Douglas David Robert, 1894?-1960, Interviewer
COLLIGAN, Robert, Interviewee

In this programme, Douglas Cresswell gives a talk on coal mining in the West Coast. Cresswell interviews Robert Colligan, the oldest miner in the district. He gives a history of mining in the area. Cresswell then gives a description of the mineshaft at Denniston.