Stanford Main No. 2 Colliery

Stanford Main No. 2 Colliery
Location
Stanford Main No. 2 Colliery
Location in Australia
Location Paxton
State New South Wales
Country Australia
Coordinates 32°54′14″S 151°16′41″E / 32.904°S 151.278°E / -32.904; 151.278Coordinates: 32°54′14″S 151°16′41″E / 32.904°S 151.278°E / -32.904; 151.278
Production
Products Coal
Owner
Company Coal and Allied Limited

Stanford Main No. 2 Colliery, also known as Paxton Colliery, was a coal mine located at Paxton, New South Wales, Australia. The mine was named Stanford Merthyr No. 2 until 1 May 1931. The mine was started in the 1920s, by the East Greta Coal Mining Company. The Greta coal seam has been mined using bord and pillar mining methods. Coal was transported from the mine via the Paxton Branch of the South Maitland Railway.

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