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y: Geraldine Mate Mining has dramatically altered the Queensland landscape. The open cut coal mines in central Queensland and the monumental mine and processing towers of Mount Isa demonstrate the inescapable impact of mining. The exploitation of mineral resources has been, and will continue to be, central to the Queensland economy. But mining has brought more than economic prosperity; it has brought about physical and environmental change, and altered the cultural mien. To many Queenslanders, mining is part of how they see themselves. The history of mining informs the primary school curriculum, countless small towns identify some piece of their past with mining and it is a point of debate in every state election. Weighed against the benefits are the environmental costs of the commitment to mining. www.qhatlas.com.au/content/mining

The vehicle is a British-made Talbot, most probably 35hp from about 1908-10. This type of vehicle was the first to traverse Australia from South to North. See following article: [www.4x4australia.com.au/reviews/1602/history-talbot-south...]

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Talbot or Clément-Talbot Limited was a British automobile manufacturer founded in 1903. Clément-Talbot’s products were named just Talbot shortly after its introduction, but the business remained Clément-Talbot Limited until 1938 when it was renamed Sunbeam-Talbot Limited. The 1905 Talbot lineup consisted of four twin-cylinder models: 7/8, 8/9, 9/11 and 10/12 and five four-cylinder models, from 12/14 up to a 6.3-litre 35/50. The first all-British Talbots were 1906, 3.8-litre, 20/28hp model, followed by the 2.7-liter,12/16 and bot cddi well in races and speed trails. These cars were designed by C R Garrard, who had worked with Adolphe Clement since 1888. His 1907 design was a dual-ignition, three-liter, 15hp model. Source: historicvehicles.com.au/historic-car-brands/talbot/

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