Coal's legacy an opportunity for renewal in the Hunter Region

By Opinion: Geoffrey Rock
Updated August 23 2021 - 11:48am, first published August 21 2021 - 4:30am
ASSET: The rail line near the old Neath train station. Picture: Jonathan Carroll
ASSET: The rail line near the old Neath train station. Picture: Jonathan Carroll

The Hunter Region has literally and figuratively been built on coal. What was once a vast array of coalmining villages and towns spread throughout the Lower Hunter has grown into what is now referred to as the Greater Newcastle Metropolitan Area.

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