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Coal from the Seddonville State Mine was a centrepiece of the display by the Mines Department in the 1906-07 International Exhibition at Christchurch. The government was keen to show that coal from its new state mines was as good, if not better, than that produced by the Westport Coal Company, which had its own display.
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Official record of the New Zealand International Exhibition of Arts and Industries held at Christchurch, 1906-7: a descriptive and historical account by J. Cowan.
