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the pit before taken by belt up to the bins, newly machines were being used, similar to the carry-
placed to the west of the original workings. The bins ails. These were imported from America and
held various grades of the coal prior to being worked alongside the 120-B. These machines were
hoppered into the railway trucks. Each truck was called TS-300's. A second 120-B was purchased and
weighed as it passed over the weigh-bridge on the now about 40 employees drew wages.
way out from under the bins. From time to time relics of the earlier
It was necessary for the coal to be crushed Maori occupation of the area came to light. Tools,
as a number of factories and hospitals used crushed carved paddles, eeling baskets and the like were
coal to fire their boilers. Other firms required dug up. These were displayed at the Kimihia
household nuggets or larger lumps. School and at the Downer & Co. offices near the
By this stage larger overburden working mine.

The showers, kitchen and dining room at the Kimihia Mine, viewed from the lake edge.

Coal storage and sorting bins.