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Preolenna, Wynyard Tasmania1922.


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      Date: 1922 -

Description: Black and white photograph of Preolenna, Wynyard Tasmania 1922 "Winter Time".In 1910 Coal was discovered South of Preolenna, with the coal being called "Cannel Coal. On the 26.3.1917 the Railway line from Flowerdale to Preolenna was opened, and in 1926 the line was extended to the coal mine. The Mine became non-profitable and on the 24.3.1931 the line closed. Refer "Recollecting the Past". WHS Publication Nov.91.

Format: Pictorial and artistic works
Object: photographs

Titles:
Preolenna, Wynyard Tasmania1922.

Subjects: railway lines

Places: Wynyard, Tasmania

Institution: Wynyard Online Access Centre Inc. and the Wynyard Historical Society

Object number: WYHS_000251

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