COAL FOR RAILWAYS
NEWCASTLE PROVED BEST REPORT BY DOMINION ANALYST Press Association. WELLINGTON, To-day. The Department of Scientific and Industrial Research will shortly be issuing a report on New Zealand coals prepared by Mr. Donovan, assist % Dominion analyst. It Is of a very comprehensive nature, dealing with the amount of the various kinds of coal in the Dominion, and particularly with experiments in regard to the use of New Zealand coal on the railways. Blending has shown favourable results, but excellent results have been obtained by using Newcastle coal for blending, and further experiments are recommended as from the point of view of storage no coal has proved as good as Newcastle. The report deals with the low temperature carbonisation of New Zealand coals and makes recommendations as to Investigations that might with advantage be carried out.
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Sun (Auckland), Volume II, Issue 511, 14 November 1928, Page 9
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137COAL FOR RAILWAYS Sun (Auckland), Volume II, Issue 511, 14 November 1928, Page 9
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