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Westfalen Colliery No.3
Description
Dates1965-1987Business TypeMiningHistory
In 1965 leases were taken out by the Kathage Brothers and mining commenced a few years later. Mining was in the Main Seam, believed to be a combination of the Bluff and Four Feet Seams. It continued to operate until 1987 when it was closed and much of the equipment dismantled and removed.
Location
SuburbCollingwood ParkCity & StateIpswich, Queensland
Connections
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