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Lang's Tunnel

Category: Minebase D - L

Lang’s Tunnel

ca 1911

(Rev 1.0)

                Location: Por. 263 Parish of Kembla.

                Owner:   Andrew Lang

Manager:

                Located west of Dapto Railway Station

Initial sampling (1907) at 53 yds (48 m) in Lang’s? seam. Sections of just under 6’ (1.8 m) were taken indicating that this seam was not being worked by any of the South Coast collieries.

Later (1911) samples were taken at 100 yds (91 m) in the No. 1 (Bulli) seam and at 85 yds (78 m) in the No. 3 (Wongawilli) seam.

                Harper, L. F.  F.G.S.  Geology and Mineral Resources of the Southern Coal-Field, Part 1 – The South Coastal Portion, Dept. of Mines, 1915. pp103.

 

 

 

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Lang’s Tunnels – on the Balgownie and Wongawilli seams

 

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Lang’s Tunnel #3 Seam – Western Portal (B. Sheldon 2004)

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Lang’s Tunnel #3 Seam – Eastern Portal (B. Sheldon 2004)

Last Updated: 04 August 2017
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