Collinsville's CoalFace Experience.mp4
Come and visit the CoalFace Experience in Collinsville North Queensland Australia
The Collinsville Coalface Experience celebrates the unique nature of Collinsville 's, and indeed Australia 's, coal mining heritage; and the battles, victoires, hardships and joys of life for the coal miner - above ground and below, across the decades.
Capturing the tears and the smiles, the Coalface Experience showcases the unique stories of the men and women who lived through the early years of coal mining in Collinsville . The rhythm of day to day life is told through the voices of the locals, as well as their reaction to one of the greates tragedies witnessed in the history of mining in Australia .
The Coalface Experience combines the latest technology in museum displays with an eerie sense of life underground as the story of mining life and technique is explained in incredible detail.
Today the Coalface Experience reminds us of the battles won and lost by ourforebearers, and the importance of unity and friendship in the good times and the bad. A visit to the Collinsville Coalface Experience is certainly an emotional one, yet crucial in the telling of history across the generations.
Collinsville Pit Ponies
Collinsville is well known as the Australian Pit Pony Capital, and the home of the last working pit ponies. As many locals will tell you, the Pit Ponies were important members of both the mine and the community.
Collinsville Mining Methods
This panel shows the mines that exist under Collinsville and the difference between the older hand-mined tunnels and newer geometrical board and pillar mines carved out with machinery.
3 Bells Part1.mp4
Come and visit the CoalFace Experience in Collinsville North Queensland Australia
The Collinsville Coalface Experience celebrates the unique nature of Collinsville 's, and indeed Australia 's, coal mining heritage; and the battles, victoires, hardships and joys of life for the coal miner - above ground and below, across the decades.
Capturing the tears and the smiles, the Coalface Experience showcases the unique stories of the men and women who lived through the early years of coal mining in Collinsville . The rhythm of day to day life is told through the voices of the locals, as well as their reaction to one of the greates tragedies witnessed in the history of mining in Australia .
The Coalface Experience combines the latest technology in museum displays with an eerie sense of life underground as the story of mining life and technique is explained in incredible detail.
Today the Coalface Experience reminds us of the battles won and lost by ourfore bearers, and the importance of unity and friendship in the good times and the bad. A visit to the Collinsville Coalface Experience is certainly an emotional one, yet crucial in the telling of history across the generations.
Collinsville Bowls Club.mp4
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3 Bells Part2.mp4
Come and visit the CoalFace Experience in Collinsville North Queensland Australia
The Collinsville Coalface Experience celebrates the unique nature of Collinsville 's, and indeed Australia 's, coal mining heritage; and the battles, victoires, hardships and joys of life for the coal miner - above ground and below, across the decades.
Capturing the tears and the smiles, the Coalface Experience showcases the unique stories of the men and women who lived through the early years of coal mining in Collinsville . The rhythm of day to day life is told through the voices of the locals, as well as their reaction to one of the greates tragedies witnessed in the history of mining in Australia .
The Coalface Experience combines the latest technology in museum displays with an eerie sense of life underground as the story of mining life and technique is explained in incredible detail.
Today the Coalface Experience reminds us of the battles won and lost by ourforebearers, and the importance of unity and friendship in the good times and the bad. A visit to the Collinsville Coalface Experience is certainly an emotional one, yet crucial in the telling of history across the generations.
Collinsville State School Dance Class.mp4
Memoirs Online is the online digital image collection for Collinsville & Scottville, a small mining community in Central Queensland Australia.
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Collinsville May Day 1972.mp4
Footage generously provided by the Davy families...
8) HELLA Australia HypaLUME Collinsville Mine Trucks
Collinsville Football.mp4
Memoirs Online is the online digital image collection for Collinsville & Scottville, a small mining community in Central Queensland Australia.
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Collinsville Pit Pony Memorial
Collinsville State Coal Mine 1954
Seven coal miners were killed by poisonous black damp gas and two injured at the Collinsville State Coal Mine in 1954. The disaster occurred at 6.10 p.m. in No. 1 tunnel, soon after a shot had been fired into a new coal face.
Welcome to Collinsville
AD1 test flight, xaircraft FC
Stay Down Strike 1952.mp4
One Miners' memories of a time long past...
many thanks Merv McCarthy.
Memoirs Online is the online digital image collection for Collinsville & Scottville, a small mining community in
Central Queensland Australia.
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the Collinsville & Scottville community.
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From coal to solar: Qld town of Collinsville wants to become solar power capital
5/03/2017 Infrastructure from the defunct coal power station will be used to feed 100 megawatts of solar energy into the grid.
Edify Energy solar farm development in Collinsville, Queensland
CommBank lead the project finance transaction for the Edify Energy Collinsville project. CommBank continues to partner with our renewable energy clients globally to help build a more liveable world now and for generations to come. commbank.com.au/infrastructure
Top Pub Strike.wmv
Top Pub Strike back in 1986
The Early Days.mp4
Collinsville, Scottville & District Community Early Days
Memoirs Online is the online digital image collection for Collinsville & Scottville, a small mining community in Central Queensland Australia.
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Davis Contractors in Collinsville.mp4
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2016 Oz Outback Odyssey Snippet - Collinsville (QLD) supporting the Bash
Collinsville's (Pop.1500) four local schools and the Lions club raised $1,750 over the past year for the 2016 Odyssey to donate to the RFDS. Pit Pony Tavern publican, Janet Lobegeier, also raised $845 in a raffle on the night, which was presented to event manager Robert Goode, when we arrived in Collinsville. Fantastic community spirit. As a thank you Bash cars left in convoy the following morning, putting on a show for the local school children.
Video:
G. Brand (Galaxy S5, Canon EOS 80D)
N. Qualmann (Drone DJI Phantom 3 Professional)
Music (Attribution): “Dawn’s dew” by Ketsa from the album ‘Universal Law’.