Crofts carting timber to Alpine Mine, Ten Mile.

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DescriptionCrofts truck taking timber up to the Alpine Mine after the road had just been opened on the north side of the Ten Mile.Map^[1]Contributor Moe Bowes

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Location (city or town)Ten MileOrganisation (eg business)Crofts ContractorsAlpine Mine

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Category TagCoal Mining

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Date Created15th December 2019CommentsKevin Voigt Great house coal good heat clean burning bought a lot of this (all gone )
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Pat Dooley Define "clean burning"

David Owen Fittock Pat Dooley clean burning by comparison to other coals.

Dave Steers That corner was a two bitter job.

Harold Lee Lots of heat bugger all smoke

Brett McLean Great coal, we burnt Alpine slack in the Juno...$9 ton delivered to Runanga in the early 70's.

Garry Dunn Alpine nuts best for space heaters like the Juno. Very low ash. I sometimes had trouble losing brakes on the old TK Bedford house coal truck down from there with 6 tonne on.

Trevor Keith Scott I forgot about the old TK Bedford flat-deck we had when building, must be getting old these days. TK was an old bone rattler, had more air running through it than a full on air conditioner!! Ideal Summer time only!! We lived at Paroa then.

Malcolm Marshall think this truck is an acco internaional

John Stuart Malcolm Marshall ,yes A.K.A. The Butterbox.

Mary Moffitt
Wonderful large family in that business. Tom and Carlisle Croft were so kind to me in my youth.

Mary Moffitt
Tom Croft was a champion boxer. My father trained with him and the Curtis brothers in a gym in Stillwater which they had converted from an old store previously owned by a Mr Church.

Graeme Peters
Watched your dad give a certain someone a hiding on the tennis court one day Mary and your brother bob could look after himself as well.

Bruce Lightfoot
Lno worry with the overhang there.

Bruce Lightfoot
Graham one of the Hogarth family was supposed to be a good boxer to.

Graeme Peters
Bruce Lightfoot yup his nick name was pip think he was nz champ in lightweight div when I knew him and he had a few drinks he would get a bit punch drunk great dobson boy

Graeme Peters
Yup tot

Mary Moffitt
Bruce Lightfoot Tot or Todd?

Colin Pattinson
Bruce Lightfoot
Was Tot Hogarth from Dobson

Bruce Lightfoot
Colin Pattinson I had the impression that he was quite large,could be mistake, they had a gym up above the house

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Crofts carting timber to Alpine Mine, Ten Mile.

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