The Burrum Museum chronicles the mining history of the Burrum District which began with the discovery of coal in 1863.This signaled the beginning of rapid development in the Burrum District and led to the development of the towns of Howard, Torbanlea, Burrum Heads and Toogoom. The Burrum Coalfields…

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Ø The history of the Richmond Vale Railway goes back to 1857 . Ø At its peak the mine employed over 1200 men and boys, and had a stable of over 200 pit horses. Ø Coal production commenced in 1914 from the Holmesville seam, 4.1 metres thick at a depth of 241 metres underground. Ø In 1926 Richmond Mai…