Richmond Main Colliery

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Richmond Main Colliery is a heritage-listed former coal mine and now open-air museum at South Maitland Coalfields, Kurri Kurri, New South Wales, Australia. It was designed by the staff at J & A Brown's Engineering Workshops at Hexham under the direction of John Brown and built from 1908 to 1913 by J & A Brown. The site now operates as the Richmond Main Heritage Park, including the Richmond Vale Railway Museum and Richmond Main Mining Museum. The property is owned by Cessnock City Council. It was added to the New South Wales State Heritage Register on 2 April 1999.

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Location: -32.858, 151.479, KML, Cluster Map, Maps,
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    heritage-listed mining site in New South Wales, Australia
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    historic site in New South Wales, Australia
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Dam and cooling towers Richmond Main Colliery, NSW, Australia (2066877599)Dam and cooling towers Richmond Main Colliery, NSW, Australia (2066877599)
Richmond Main Colliery office, NSW, Australia (2066876877)Richmond Main Colliery office, NSW, Australia (2066876877)
Timber from Abermain Richmond Main Colliery, NSW, Australia (2066879783)Timber from Abermain Richmond Main Colliery, NSW, Australia (2066879783)
New shaft building Richmond Main Colliery, NSW, Australia (2066879085)New shaft building Richmond Main Colliery, NSW, Australia (2066879085)
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