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Newcastle Herald
Newcastle Herald
National
Gabriel Fowler

Ex-miner reveals what life is like living next door to a Hunter coal mine

Close to home: Pete Kennedy stands at his back fence from where he can see the top of Muswellbrook's Mt Pleasant coal mine. Pictures: Jonathan Carroll

EX-MINER Pete Kennedy lives "a 303 rifle shot" from what he describes as 'Mt un-Pleasant", which he can see over the back fence of his suburban Muswellbrook home.

Living in the shadow of 'Mt un-Pleasant' has its drawbacks, he says. The mine dumps are getting higher and higher, blocking an increasing amount of afternoon sun.

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