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Australia's oldest coal-fired electricity plant closes

LIDDELL POWER STATION CLOSURE

Liddell Power Station before its closure, in Muswellbrook, NSW Source: AAP / BIANCA DE MARCHI/AAPIMAGE

The Hunter Valley's Liddell power station has given more than 50 years of service to New South Wales and the national electricity grid. The station has employed thousands of locals over the years, who gathered to farewell the plant.


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