Newspaper - Kangaroo Flat Gold Mine Collection: letters to Bendigo Advertiser Editor

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Three photocopies and one original 'Bendigo Advertiser' articles, 'Letters to the Editor':
1. 'Mine statements are naive', June 6, 2001, from Tony Lethlean, Don Street, Bendigo. Letter discusses the damage done to the environment by farming and logging compared to mining.
2. "Mining letter is misleading' 4th July, 2001, from Geoff Turner, AIG Victorian Branch, Strathfieldsaye. Letter discusses 'misleading information circulating in the wider Strathfieldsaye area' regarding the mining operations proposed by Perseverance Exploration Pty. Ltd.
3. 'A Balance to Open Cut Mining', 16th July 2001, by '. Letter refers to Geoff Turner's letter and writes to bring 'balance to this subject'
4. Bendigo Advertiser original copy of article: 'Cornish statue feature pleasing' 22nd January, 2001, by Ruth Hopkins, Peel Street, Bendigo. Ruth's letter discusses the history of the Cornish miner in Bendigo; the largest ethnic group on the field. The statue of the Cornish miner came about as a project of the Bendigo Cornish Association.

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