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The Guardian - AU
The Guardian - AU
National
Joe Hinchliffe

As the Queensland town of Dysart is rocked by BHP’s job cuts, one shop is bracing for a surge in work: Vinnies

Saraji coal mine, Dysart, Queensland
BHP Mitsubishi Alliance has announced it will place the Saraji South coalmine, pictured, into care and maintenance and slash 750 roles across Queensland. Photograph: Wikimedia

The people of Dysart in central Queensland are used to seeing workers come and go.

When news broke that the nearby Saraji South coalmine would be mothballed by November, however, they began preparing to farewell many more.

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