Rata Opencast Mine, Charleston.1946. - ALBUM -

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DescriptionRata Opencast Mine, Charleston.26/6/1946.

Neville Lewers Collection.
Nelson Provincial Museum.

just up from White Horse on the Coast rd not too far nth of Fox river.

Second pic taken 2019 courtesy Moe BowesDate of Photo1946Map^[1]External LinkNelson Provincial MuseumContributorHeather Newby

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Location (city or town)CharlestonOrganisation (eg business)Rata Opencast MineEventRata Opencast Mine, Charleston.1946.

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Category TagCoal Mining

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Date Created27th December 2019CommentsHeather Newby I had never heard of Rata mine before
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David Brown Nice

Janice Harnett Anymore info on this mine etc?
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Heather Newby yes.. i would like to know too

Shirley O'Connor Yes. Heaps. Give me time. I lived there for a time in 1968-mid seventies.

Shirley O'Connor Then the green stuff started to appear.

Shirley O'Connor Maybe not. Was that McGlaughlin's. There may exist in Wellington archives mining licence applications. There was in early 2000s about 800 claims papers when I searched. I only copied details for Ones with Irish names of persons. I was surprised at fact…See More

Shirley O'Connor Christchurch national archives for Westland mining applications.

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