Drayton South coalmine extension wins early nod, angering horse stud industry

By Peter Hannam
Updated August 25 2015 - 5:08pm, first published 4:44pm
Threatened ground: Horses at the Coolmore Stud in the Hunter Valley.
 Photo: Tanya d'Herville
Threatened ground: Horses at the Coolmore Stud in the Hunter Valley. Photo: Tanya d'Herville

A controversial Hunter Valley coalmine extension has secured preliminary approval from the Baird government in a move described by horse breeders as the "beginning of the end" for their industry.

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