Coal Mining, LithgowAround Lithgow today there is plenty of coal mining action tucked among rural scenery.
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The Pinnacles, Broken Hill Clear blue sky is very dull! But there is something of interest in the image. These odd shaped mountains appear on the skyline just outside the city. I had planned otherwise for my closing sky today. On a hill outside town there are wonderful sandstone sculptures which I saw the last time I was here. I planned to photograph them against the setting sun but we left our run too late, so you don’t get to see them until our return journey.
Yes. I guess we needed coal in the past. And we need coal in the future. What is happening in the Hunter Valley is tragic though. And, no, I have no compromise to offer the parties involved. I just don't know what to do for the best ... mine coal or have horse studs and pristine beauty.
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It is a problem isn't it. Industrialisation with all the good living that goes with it is at a cost ... we can't have it both ways. It is a real problem in the Hunter. They also plan to build another power station at Mt Piper near Lithgow and there is a battle looming on that front too ... however I think I'm for it not against it.
ReplyDeleteOn another front, look at how the European landscape has shaped and moulded itself around the influence of man for centuries ... things have a way for working out.
I like that word.
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A white-faced cow instead of a black-faced sheep :-D
ReplyDeleteMartina, the white faced cows were included just for you.
ReplyDelete:-D - thank you! I hope some day a black faced sheep will cross my way so I can return the favour.
ReplyDeleteLike that interchange ...
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