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Albert Opencast Coal Site

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Albert Opencast 1977:  View 5
Albert Opencast 1977: View 5
Photo: Mike Barton
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Item #: 20063
Hydraulic Face Shovel and Dump Truck excavating overburden

Comment by: Adele H on 23rd January 2013 at 11:23

My dad Terry drove the orange machine. We lived across the fields and had uninterrupted views of the site from the kitchen window. Think this was early days because I could remember a lot more machinery than this.

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