Coal dust causes concern in the playground

By Alison Branley
Updated August 31 2012 - 10:10am, first published August 13 2012 - 3:00am
Repeat offender ... coal railways in the Hunter affect more than 23,000 students.
Repeat offender ... coal railways in the Hunter affect more than 23,000 students.

MORE than 23,000 students at about 60 Hunter schools within 500 metres of the region's coal railway spend their lunchtimes breathing air filled with coal dust from passing trains.

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