Burkes Creek Mine shower shed. 1970`s.

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DescriptionMyron Caldwell..." Dad took my wife and I plus our young lad down underground at this mine. As soon as they got ready to work, they got their crib bags and had a cuppa. It was around 2pm and the had just started to the back shift. My wife spoke out about this, and Joe Parkinson said "that is why we don't have bloody women working underground with us" No chauvinism down there then, eh?"Date of Photo1970sMap^[1]ContributorTony Fortune

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Location (city or town)ReeftonLandmark (Place)Burkes Creek MineOrganisation (eg business)Burkes Creek Mine shower shed

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Date Created23rd June 2019CommentsMyron Caldwell Dad took my wife and I plus our young lad down underground at this mine. As soon as they got ready to work, they got their crib bags and had a cuppa. It was around 2pm and the had just started to the back shift. My wife spoke out about this, and Joe Parkinson said "that is why we don't have bloody women working underground with us" No chauvinism down there then, eh?

Dick Thomas Is the building up the back at the right the winch house?

Graham Schaef
Bath House! Even though there are no Baths in these buildings.

Neil Burrell
Where's this mine exactly?

Alan Beck
Not since 1842 UK, Joe. Nor is yon Pit a place for misogynist superstition.
(Great grandson, organiser, Denniston/Kai, NZMU).

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