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Newcastle Coal Port struggling through bottlenecks

Source: Lateline Business
Published: Tuesday, March 16, 2010 11:52 AEDT
Expires: Monday, June 14, 2010 11:52 AEDT

Population growth and the mining boom is being blamed for a buildup of queues at the Newcastle Coal Port, after exports dropped by one-fifth last week.

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Tags: mining, government-and-politics, coal, australia, newcastle-2300, sydney-2000

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