Story: Mining and underground resources

Poster for Reefton School of Mines

Poster for Reefton School of Mines

This 1930 poster for the Reefton School of Mines indicates the range of topics taught at that time. As all the teaching was done by the director, he had to be prepared to teach any subject in the syllabus.

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Reference: Elaine Bolitho, Reefton School of Mines, 1886–1970: stories of Jim Bolitho. Reefton: Friends of Waiuta, 1999, p. 64

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Simon Nathan, 'Mining and underground resources - Mining regulation and education', Te Ara - the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, http://www.TeAra.govt.nz/en/ephemera/9251/poster-for-reefton-school-of-mines (accessed 20 April 2024)

Story by Simon Nathan, published 12 Jun 2006