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The Hunter tension – How coal and the breeding industry continue to live side by side

Decisions over two key Hunter Valley mining projects in recent weeks have highlighted the uncertainty facing the coal and thoroughbred breeding industries, two pillars of the region’s identity. Warwick Barr examines the history and the future of the relationship between the two.
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The Hunter tension – How coal and the breeding industry continue to live side by side
Decisions over two key Hunter Valley mining projects in recent weeks have highlighted the uncertainty facing the coal and thoroughbred breeding industries, two pillars of the region’s identity. Warwick Barr examines the history and the future of the relationship between the two.
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