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Discovery of Coal
This was the first time coal was discovered in Australia at the mouth of the Hunter River by an escaped convict called William Bryant. -
First Coalmine in Australia
The first coalmine in Australia was built at the mounth of the Hunter River. -
Settlement of Newcastle
Governer King set up a permanant settlement which is now known as Newcastle and was a coalmining town. -
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Boiling seawater
A process where the people boiled seawater with local coal from the mine.