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Metropolitan Coal Ground Facilities Tour

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Metropolitan Coal Street Sign

Ever wanted to see what it’s looks like down at the mine in Helensburgh?

Every year during the Helensburgh Country Fair, the Peabody Energy owned, Metropolitan Coal conduct ground facilities tour during the fair. Being Australia’s oldest working coal mine, and it’s unique geographical location, makes a visit to Helensburgh’s Metropolitan Coal mine an educating and fascinating experience. If you get the time this year during the Helensburgh Country Fair to take the Mine Tour; do it.

Here is a video I shot of the Metropolitan Coal Ground Facilities Tour during the 2012 fair.

Learn more about the Helensburgh Mine

Video/Images/Photos, and Article © Ian Piggott 2013 – all rights reserved,

Inside the Metropolitan Colliery

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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

Images/Photos, and Article © Ian Piggott 2013 – all rights reserved,

Helensburgh – A Hidden Gem

The small town of Helensburgh in New South Wales is known as the gateway between the cities of Sydney and Wollongong, as it is located roughly halfway between the two (45km south of Sydney’s CBD and 34km north of Wollongong).

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