Visitors to Poland return greatly impressed with the. salt mines. For more than 10 centuries miners toiled in the salt shafts near Cracow, Poland, and, being deeply religious, they spent their spare time in carving marvellous figures in ealt. A complete cathedral, containing giant chandeliers, beautiful statues of the saints, altars, and other Biblical figures and objects, is one example of the workers' skill. On feast days of modern times, mass is held in the underground cathedral. Among the that of the Virgin. In one part of the mine a giant statue and a beautiful hall appear, monuments to the devotion of the miners. . •
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Otago Daily Times, Issue 22399, 22 October 1934, Page 8
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