Location 161
Location #161. Kawarau Underground Coal Mine.
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Location #161. Kawarau Underground Coal Mine. Kawarau River, right bank Cairnmuir. Approx 100 yds (90m) downstream and below the original Wilsons portal (location #160) which had collapsed.
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Interested Parties
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| 1 | 1951 - 1952 | William James Smith Hodson and Raymond William Hodson | Details |
Notes
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| 2217 | 1951 | Mine opened up by Bill and Ray Hodson. | The mine was opened up by Bill Hodson and his son Ray with the intention to intersect a seam of coal which was below the Wilson's seam. The mine was driven steeply into squeezing clay to intersect a thin seam of coal. |
| 2218 | 1952 | The mine was closed. | The mine did not prove successful because of bad ground and poor returns. The mine was extended into the old Wilson's pit and a number of pillars were removed. The inflow of water was a big problem. The mine closed, having produced 974 tons of coal. The miners who worked in this mine were : Bill Hodson, Ray Hodson, Snow Philpott, Ken Fitchett, George Crabbe. |
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