To carry Coals to Newcastle, that is to

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To carry Coals to Newcastle, that is to do what was done before; or to busy one‘s self in a needless imployment

The history of the worthies of England, 1661

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"To carry Coals to Newcastle, that is to do what was done before; or to busy one‘s self in a needless imployment "
   --Thomas Fuller, The history of the worthies of England, 1661