“In 1909, a miners” strike starved the Victorian Railways and Melbourne”s coal industry, forcing a hasty development of the Wonthaggi mines as a public enterprise. Expansion of the coalfield followed through the 1910s and 1920s, with the establishment of a powerhouse and workshops complex, a brickworks and nine well equipped mines. The town of Wonthaggi grew to a population of up to 10,000 during this period. Underground tours now available.”
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