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Explore the scope of the world’s coal resources in an early 20th‑century synthesis.
This authoritative volume presents the state of knowledge as of 1913, with detailed country‑by‑country assessments and technical data drawn from international surveys and mining experts.
The book offers a structured, data‑driven look at coal deposits around the globe, including regional field descriptions, seam counts, thicknesses, and preliminary reserve estimates. It captures the era’s method for classifying and reporting coal resources, and it situates coal in the larger story of industrial development and energy supply.- Country surveys with maps and measured seam data, showing how reserves were estimated in 1910s practice.
- Classifications that distinguish actual, probable, and possible reserves used by geologists of the time.
- Historical context on mining methods, production patterns, and early geological methods for assessing coal fields.
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William McInnes is one of Australia's most popular stage and screen actors, and with the publication of his memoir A Man's Got to Have a Hobby and his novel Cricket Kings, he has become a much-loved writer too. In 2006 A Man's Got to Have a Hobby was selected as one of the Books Alive 50 Great Reads and William was named 'Australian Newcomer of the Year' at the Austraian Book Industry Awards, and in 2007 Cricket Kings was shortlisted in the 'Australian General Fiction Book of the Year' category for these awards. William received critical and public acclaim for his leading role in the film Look Both Ways, written and directed by his wife Sarah Watt. His roles in SeaChange and Blue Heelers have already made him a household name, as well as roles in Curtin and East West 101. William grew up in Queensland and has travelled extensively throughout Australia. He now lives in Melbourne with Sarah Watt and their two children.
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