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Whau Valley Coal Mines
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DescriptionThe Whau Valley Coal Mines were opened in 1865 by Henry Walton and William Grahame. The settlement around the mine was known as Rowdy Town and included a butcher's shop, bakery and quarters for the men, many of whom were Cornish miners. The first flats to be built in Whangarei are on the left. Information and photograph published in the books Between Two Mountains by Florence Keene and Whangarei: The founding years by Nancy Preece Pickmere. More information can be found at http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Whau_Valley Whau Valley Coal Mines opened in 1865. The first flats to be built in Whangarei can be seen on the left
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Northland Room Digital Collections (10th Mar 2021). Whau Valley Coal Mines. In Website Northland Room Digital Collections. Retrieved 1st Aug 2021 20:48, from https://wdc.recollect.co.nz/nodes/view/591
