North Queensland's coal mining heartland turns 100

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Collinsville celebrates 100 years of coal mining with memories of a century in the tumultuous resources sector.

Don Malcolm and John Williams believe the future of Collinsville will continue to revolve around the coal sector.Mel Poole was a 14-year-old apprentice fitter and turner, the second youngest in the state.

In 1954, seven men were killed by carbon dioxide poisoning in the state-owned mine, one of Queensland's worst mining accidents. "On the sides of the union and the State Government I think they both had so much responsibility, trying to get too much coal out and there was the outburst of CO2 gas."

 

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