Coal mining history
Coal, the ‘Black Gold’ of the region underpinned Gippsland’s wealth from the 1920s, with the discovery of one of the world’s largest coal deposits in the Latrobe Valley. Today, you can visit the decommissioned State Coal Mine in Wonthaggi and hear stories of the humour and hardships of life underground. Also in the area is the Coal Creek Heritage Village in Korumburra which authentically depicts life in a coal mining town between the 1870s–1920s.
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Enjoy a guided tour through Victoria's last original black coal mine. Above ground visit the mining museum, see videos, models and tools of trade from a bygone mining era.
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Experience life in a 19th century coal mining town. See a blacksmith and shopkeeper at work, and take a mine tour or ride a bush tramway around Coal Creek.
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Join a guided tour of a working brown coal mine and power station to witness the size and scale of mining. Boilers, turbines, generators and ancillary equipment are on display.
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