Stonedusting reminds me of the very atmospheric cover of 'Fife, The Mining
Kingdom'; Guthrie Hutton (no relation), Stenlake. It shows two men
stonedusting in the Wellesley pit at Buckhaven. The photo belongs to the
Scottish Mining Museum.
Patrick Hutton, Edinburgh
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From: john waudby <[log in to unmask]>
To: [log in to unmask] <[log in to unmask]>
Date: 16 February 2004 12:44
Subject: Re mining photographs.
>I took several photos of LW7 at Angus Place Colliery
>in NSW while working as an electrician there. I used a
>35mm SLR with flash. All,photos turned out real good.
>Photos of the main gate, tail gate, face line, chocks
>and shearer.
>Photo of the main gate looked good, the gate had been
>stonedusted which reflected the light from the camera
>flash.
>
>John Waudby
>
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