POWER AND THE PASSION: Transition to renewable energy must consider generations of Newcastle families rely on Hunter Valley coal industry

Donna Page
Gabriel Fowler
April 20 2022 - 5:30am
IN OUR BLOOD: Ron Peters, of Weston, said growing up in Cessnock there was "nothing else to do" but work in coal mines. The 90-year-old said mines were part of the region's identity. Picture: Johnathan Carroll
IN OUR BLOOD: Ron Peters, of Weston, said growing up in Cessnock there was "nothing else to do" but work in coal mines. The 90-year-old said mines were part of the region's identity. Picture: Johnathan Carroll

IT was 1950 and Ron Peters was a newly minted trapper whose job it was to open the mine doors for the pit ponies hauling heavy skips and timber roof supports.

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Donna Page

Donna Page

Investigative journalist at the Newcastle Herald

Gabriel Fowler

Gabriel Fowler

Senior Journalist

Community health & welfare, social justice, investigations, general news. Gabriel.Fowler@newcastleherald.com.au

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