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A charming tribute to England's living museum
The Black Country is a place like no other; a seemingly unlovable place that gained its name in the mid-19th century for its dirty industries, its coal, its grime, its smoke.
John Huxley covers his eighth Olympic Games at London 2012. He has also covered Ashes and Kangaroo tours, rugby union and football World Cup competitions. British-born, he moved to Australia in 1986, where he has been a business, sport and Good Weekend magazine editor.
The Black Country is a place like no other; a seemingly unlovable place that gained its name in the mid-19th century for its dirty industries, its coal, its grime, its smoke.
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