History of coal mining in Australia

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Articles and Resources

M. B. Huleatt Bureau of Mineral Resources, Geology and Geophysics, "Black Coal in Australia", Australian Mineral Industry Quarterly, Number 34, 1981.
Productivity Commission, The Australian Black Coal Industry, Productivity Commission, Final Report, 11 February 1999. (This link is to the umbrella page which has sub-links to the final report, submissions and the government's response to the report).
Dr. Bart Lucarelli, Australia's Black Coal Industry: Past Achievements and Future Challenges, Stanford University Program on Energy and Sustainable Development, March 2011. (Pdf)