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17-March-2019
Photographs supplied by Sandra Brown
The carved wooden sculpture commemorates the early pioneers of the Brown Coal Mine.
Prior to 1947 Yallourn North was known as "Brown Coal Mine". Yallourn North owes its origins to the discovery of brown coal in the Morwell area of Gippsland, in eastern Victoria. Initially private enterprise unsuccessfully attempted to profit from the large quantity of coal that was accessible close to the surface. The Victorian Mines Department took over the abandoned mine in 1917, after protected strikes by coal miners in New South Wales threatened Victoria's electricity Supply.
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Prior to 1947 Yallourn North was known as "Brown Coal Mine". Yallourn North owes its origins to the discovery of brown coal in the Morwell area of Gippsland, in eastern Victoria. Initially private enterprise unsuccessfully attempted to profit from the large quantity of coal that was accessible close to the surface. The Victorian Mines Department took over the abandoned mine in 1917, after protected strikes by coal miners in New South Wales threatened Victoria's electricity Supply.
Location
| Address: | 12-16 Third Street, Old Brown Coal Mine Museum, Yallourn North , 3825 |
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| State: | VIC |
| Area: | AUS |
| GPS Coordinates: | Lat: -38.164322 Long: 146.364197 Note: GPS Coordinates are approximate. |
Details
| Monument Type: | Sculpture |
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| Monument Theme: | Landscape |
| Sub-Theme: | Settlement |
| Artist: | Dianna Polglaze |
Dedication
| Approx. Monument Dedication Date: | 2005 |
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Front Inscription
Source: MAPlaque:
Yallourn North & District
Historical Society
Once an Oak tree, now a monument dedicated to the early pioneers who won the coal using picks and shovels in the Brown Coal Mine.
Carved from one of the Oak trees removed from Third Street, Yallourn North.
Unveiled by
Cr. Bruce Lougheed, Mayor of Latrobe City
and former Brown Coal Mine resident Syd Pickard,
during Coalies Week 2005.
Sculptured by Dianna Polglaze.
Latrobe City Community Grants Program
Monument details supplied by Monument Australia - www.monumentaustralia.org.au
