Ambitious scheme for fluming coal to ships at Woodpecker Bay, 1936.

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DescriptionAn aerial view taken near Woodpecker Bay, on the West Coast, showing the flume which has been built from the mouth of a coal mine on the mainland to Seal Island, 300 yards off the coast, for the purpose of transporting coal direct from the mine to ships.
The course of the flume ts clearly shown.
A series of spring piles will form a pier at the island.

From Papers Past.Date of Photo1936.Map^[1]ContributorClaire Ward

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Location (city or town)Woodpecker Bay

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Category TagCoal Mining

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Ambitious scheme for fluming coal to ships at Woodpecker Bay, 1936.

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