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BURWOOD COLLIERY. 



of the tippler and empty skip, and consequently causes it 

 to right itself again, a brake being used to steady the tip- 

 pler. 



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Wafer Tank 



Fig. 197. Tate's Water Balance Tippler. 



These tipplers tip the coal on to two picking belts, from 

 which the coal passes to shaking screens. The round coal 

 drops into waggons standing on 15-ton weighbridges, while 

 the slack is conveyed into storage bins. 



Lambton B. Colliery. 



This colliery, which was formerly known as the ''Dur- 

 ham," belongs to the Scottish Australian Mining Company, 

 and has been under the management of Mr. Sydney Croudace 

 since 1898. The nearest township is Dudley, which is reached 

 from Newcastle by coach, but workmen's trains rim be- 

 tween Newcastle and the various mines of the district, morn- 

 ing and evening. 



