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MTC103 : Mt Torlesse Collieries : History and Discovery
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TitleMTC103 : Mt Torlesse Collieries : History and Discovery
DescriptionA brief history of the Grasmere basin, factors effecting its development, discovery of coal and building the Midland Line railway. Bill Cloudesley is credited with the idea of mining significant coal seams in the Avoca Basin of Broken River and raising English capital to finance the venture.
AuthorAlan Upritchard
EditorMark Denny
Publication Date22 October 2024
Issue NumberVersion 1
DescriptionA brief history of the Grasmere basin, factors effecting its development, discovery of coal and building the Midland Line railway. Bill Cloudesley is credited with the idea of mining significant coal seams in the Avoca Basin of Broken River and raising English capital to finance the venture.
AuthorAlan Upritchard
EditorMark Denny
Publication Date22 October 2024
Issue NumberVersion 1
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Researched ByAlan Upritchard
Written ByAlan Upritchard
Date WrittenBetween 1st January 2021 and 31st December 2024
Written ByAlan Upritchard
Date WrittenBetween 1st January 2021 and 31st December 2024
Alan Upritchard, MTC103 : Mt Torlesse Collieries : History and Discovery . Selwyn Stories, accessed 26/05/2026, https://selwynstories.selwynlibraries.co.nz/nodes/view/6581



