For those who would like to see inside the Metropolitan Colliery (Australia’s oldest coal mine), then this video produced by the Nine Network is a great insight. Tours of the Ground Facilities happen during the Helensburgh Country Fair but it is far more difficult these days to get tours underground.
by Ian Piggott – 20 April 2013 – originally appeared on http://helensburgh.wordpress.com/2011/03/05/inside-the-metropolitan-colliery-nine-news-video/ – 05 March 2011
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