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Coal blockade stops Newcastle harbour

Newcastle Herald | April 1, 2012 | 8:45 pm Energy Australia Europe Coal

HUNDREDS of people took to the Port of Newcastle in kayaks and canoes yesterday as protest group Rising Tide held its seventh annual blockade of the harbour. Organiser Nicola Bowskill said Newcastle was the world’s largest coal port and destined to get…