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Buchans - History of Mining Town

 
Underground shot of Buchans mine. Powder and fuses are ready for a blast to cut through the rock.
55 of 119 		A miner using a hydrolic jack leg on a jackhammer to drill through rock underground.
56 of 119 		Underground view of rockbolts installed in the back of a stope or tunnel.
57 of 119 		Arch Kennedy and George Warford using a jackhammer to drill through rock in the Buchans mines.
58 of 119 		Ches Hardiman, operator, using the hoist machinery to bring underground cages to the surface.
59 of 119 		Filters, like the one seen here, were used in the mill operation at the Buchans Mine.
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Underground workings at one of the Buchans mines.
61 of 119 		Sandfill operations located east of Buchans.
62 of 119 		Waste from the mill went into the tailings pond through what was known as the sludge line.
63 of 119 		Promisory notes were needed for a worker to return to Buchans after a holiday.
64 of 119 		The Buchans Community Centre which housed the local library and bowling alley at the rear.
65 of 119 		The Roman Catholic Church in Buchans.
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In the 1970s the former St. Theresa's church was torn down and replaced by a newer building.
67 of 119 		The Anglican Church was built in 1928.
68 of 119 		Before the Citadel's official opening in 1927
69 of 119 		The United Church.
70 of 119 		On November 13, 1960, the Pentecostal people dedicated a new Church in Buchans.
71 of 119 		The Gospel Hall in Buchans circa 1970.
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