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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
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
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Northland Room Digital Collections (22nd Dec 2020). Whau Valley Coal Mines. In Website Northland Room Digital Collections. Retrieved 3rd Mar 2021 07:48, from https://wdc.recollect.co.nz/nodes/view/591
