| 21. | Tin has a special place in the Cornish culture, the Stannary Parliament, and'Celtic designs.
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| 22. | The Cornish Stannary Parliament next hit the headlines in 1978, again at St Austell Magistrate's Court.
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| 23. | A concrete weir is constructed in Eureka Creek at Stannary Hills; this is included in the heritage entry.
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| 24. | The Stannary Courts of Devon and Cornwall were combined in 1855 and their powers transferred to local authorities in 1896.
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| 25. | Tin separation facilities were improved in 1888, 1893, 1900, 1902 and 1904 to compete with Stannary Hills.
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| 26. | Mining entrepreneur of north Queensland, John Moffat, had a strong interest in the transport developments at Stannary Hills.
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| 27. | Truro grew as a centre of trade from its port and then as a stannary town for the tin mining industry.
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| 28. | The Devon stannary towns are all on the fringes of Dartmoor, which is the granite upland which bore the tin.
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| 29. | The last Stannary parliament was held at Truro in 1752, and continued, by adjournments, until 11 September 1753.
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| 30. | Tin mining was centred in Cornwall and Devon, exploiting alluvial deposits and governed by the special Stannary Courts and Parliaments.
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