Fully loaded coal trucks from the nearby mines waiting to be loaded into colliers at Greymouth Wharf

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DescriptionFully loaded coal trucks from the nearby mines waiting to be loaded into colliers at Greymouth Wharf Photographer: Not identifiedMap^[1]External LinkNational LibraryContributorHeather Newby

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Location (city or town)GreymouthEventFully loaded coal trucks from the nearby mines

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Date Created11th August 2023CommentsBrian Steele
Those days will never return especially with the Greensstuffing up the mining industry . I note that the local M.P. has turned into a Greenie . Himself and now living in Motueka. Yet not one of those mongrels in Parliament has offered an alternative to the coal mining which once was one of the hubs of industry on the Coast.
Why would any one on the Coast want to vote for any of the mongrels who have no foresight in their thinking or actions.
It was interesting to look back on our past and see what effort West Coasters contributed to New Zealands

Robin Gibbens
Hard to believe the prosperity now but great for our home town. With the shortage of quality coal we should be doing the same thing now. Just remember to thank the Labour Party

Steve FitzGerald
My father did a five year stint on the wharf as an hydraulic crane driver until the end of 1953. That busy coal scene must have been his norm. This pic must be more recent as the cranes are of the modernistic design.

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Fully loaded coal trucks from the nearby mines waiting to be loaded into colliers at Greymouth Wharf

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