The Meremere Coal Gang: A Study of a Multi-Cultural Work Gang

Abstract

The coal gang at the Meremere Power Station is responsible for the handling of all coal into the Station. Some coal is delivered by train, some by truck and some by an overhead (two cable) ropeway from the open cast mine at Maramarua. The coal gang accept the raw coal and either feed it through the crushers and screens into the bunkers or feed it out to the stock pile. They are also responsible for loading the buckets at the Maramarua end of the ropeway.