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Lochend Colliery

Coordinates: 32°57′40.45″S 151°37′45.10″E / 32.9612361°S 151.6291944°E / -32.9612361; 151.6291944
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Lochend Colliery
Location
Lochend Colliery is located in Australia
Lochend Colliery
Lochend Colliery
Location in Australia
LocationSpeers Point
StateNew South Wales
CountryAustralia
Coordinates32°57′40.45″S 151°37′45.10″E / 32.9612361°S 151.6291944°E / -32.9612361; 151.6291944
History
Opened1843
Closed1847

Lochend Colliery was a mine located at Speers Point, New South Wales, Australia.

William Brooks began mining coal at the foot of the Munibung Hill near Speers Point in 1843. The coal was carried by trolleys on a small gauge tram line to a jetty at Speers Point. The coal could either be collected from the jetty or it could be transported to the head of Lake Macquarie, known as Reid's Mistake for collection. The mine ceased operations in 1847.

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