Coal mining unionists and environmentalists Vern and Joyce Moffitt were celebrated with the unveiling of a plaque at Lithgow State Heritage Mine Park on Sunday, June 30.
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Ray Christison said the Lithgow State Mine museum was about celebrating and connecting people and their stories.
"So instead of just doing a regular plaque we thought we would do an interpretative sign that will be a permanent display in the museum," he said.
Mr Christison said the support he received from Vernon Moffitt, who picked up the torch of the unionists before him, will never be forgotten.
"Vern was an early supporter of the mining museum and provided wise advice to the museum board in its early days," he said.
"This plaque is an important addition to our museum which is why I fully support it."
President of the Lithgow Environment Group, Doctor Richard Stile said both Vern and Joyce Moffitt were local legends.
"We are proud to follow in the footsteps of Joyce Moffitt who could see the importance of the Lithgow environment," he said.
"As many of you know we have had some successes and many losses but we wont stop fighting for our environment."
Vern and Joyce Moffitts' daughter Joanne said that her parents would be humbled by the plaque.
"Thank you to everyone who helped put this together, they would be so humbled and pleased, and so am I," she said.
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The days events included a visit to Dobbs Drift Lookout to see the pagodas where the unionists and environmentalist got a nice surprise with a bagpipe player welcoming them to the site.
It was unionist Han-Dieter Richter's third time to the lookout and he said he said he was impressed every time he visited.
Mr Richter was a roofer in a coal mine over 20 years ago.
"I have loved coming out here because you can see so much and it is such a beautiful place, sometimes you have to get away from it all in Sydney," he said.
CFMEU president John Kosch said that it was amazing to see that the plaque showed Joyce as just as important as Vernon.
"It is steeped in stories, and I never envisioned something that could do justice to Vern and Joyce, this plaque is just so authentic," he said
"I am glad it is here in the museum where it will be safe."
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