COAL IN CANTERBURY.
; — l ■ A new Goal Mine has recently been opened np on Mr G. B. Starky's estate ' at Stevenson, Whitecliffs. A consider- | able amount of prospecting work baa been done, and a seam of good fcouse- > hold ooaJ, about 6 feet thick, has been ■ proved to exist on the property at a depth of about 100 feet. The,coal is improving in quality flod thickness as it ■ gets deeper- The field is estimated to " contain a very large quantity of coal, [ and its value is enhanced by its prox- . unity to Christchurdh, which is 42 miles . away by rail. Working operations are now proceed- : ing, and a steady output is being main- ; tained, the coal meeting with a ready , sale on account of its suitability for , household use, especially in Shacklock . or other self-setting ranges. The local agent for "Steventon Coal" 10 Mr R. Johnston, Waltham rood. 'Phone 1820. Price, 56s per ton, 28s 1-ton, 14s 4-ton, 4s fid per bag. 9
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Press, Volume LVII, Issue 17317, 1 December 1921, Page 8
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