Quarries

Quoted text begins.affection for stones, localities, quarries, & the people who work them
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Dear Ian,

I know exactly what you mean about affection for stone, localities and
people, and was wondering if you know of the old lime pits just north of
Blayney?

I found them by accident many years ago while travelling from Blayney to
Orange. Not very evident from the road, just a few lumps of limestone
sticking up from the paddock alerted me and led me to investigate cuttings
in a hillside. Climbed the slope and found the pits, obviously unused for
many years except by Satanists.

It'd be interesting to know if structures built using this material were
still standing.

On another note, I attended a stone industry meeting recently where an
attendee spoke of desecration inflicted by stone people upon the Earth, how
we were robbing our future generations of a valuable resource. I've searched
unsuccessfully for references to reply to this statement, can anyone help?

Regards,
Simon