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Buchans - History of Mining Town
Location: Buchans, Newfoundland, Canada

 
Underground shot of Buchans mine. Powder and fuses are ready for a blast to cut through the rock.
37 of 84 		A miner using a hydrolic jack leg on a jackhammer to drill through rock underground.
38 of 84 		Underground view of rockbolts installed in the back of a stope or tunnel.
39 of 84 		Arch Kennedy and George Warford using a jackhammer to drill through rock in the Buchans mines.
40 of 84 		Ches Hardiman, operator, using the hoist machinery to bring underground cages to the surface.
41 of 84 		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.
43 of 84 		Sandfill operations located east of Buchans.
44 of 84 		Waste from the mill went into the tailings pond through what was known as the sludge line.
45 of 84 		Promisory notes were needed for a worker to return to Buchans after a holiday.
46 of 84 		The Buchans Community Centre which housed the local library and bowling alley at the rear.
47 of 84 		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.
49 of 84 		The Anglican Church was built in 1928.
50 of 84 		Before the Citadel's official opening in 1927
51 of 84 		The United Church.
52 of 84 		On November 13, 1960, the Pentecostal people dedicated a new Church in Buchans.
53 of 84 		The Buchans Railway Station circa 1960.
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