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7. "RE: Gallian Gothic Book 3"
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   >coals to Newcastle - A shortened form of "That's like taking
>coals to Newcastle." Newcastle-upon-Tyne was a famous point of export
>for English coal, so the idea of taking coals to Newcastle is a
>shorthand for taking the trouble to do something unnecessary.

Notably, there was a businessman named Timothy Dexter who shipped coal to Newcastle after being convinced it was a common expression due to its good sense.

They arrived in the middle of a mining strike.


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