Box Flat Mine
The Box Flat Mine or Box Flat Colliery was located at Swanbank in Ipswich, Queensland, Australia. The mine opened in 1969 and operated until its closure on 30 June 1987. Its coal was mined for the operation of the Swanbank Power Station.- Type: Memorial
- Description: mine in Australia
- Also known as: “Box Flat Memorial”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Swanbank Power Station.
Swanbank Power Station
Power station
Photo: Cmdalgleish, CC BY 3.0.
The Swanbank Power Stations are located in Swanbank within South East Queensland, Australia. The original power station was coal fired, but the site has since moved to gas. Swanbank Power Station is situated 1 km east of Box Flat Mine.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Swanbank and Flinders View.
Swanbank
Suburb
Photo: Cmdalgleish, CC BY 3.0.
Swanbank is an industrial locality in the City of Ipswich, Queensland, Australia. In the 2021 census, Swanbank had "no people or a very low population".
Flinders View
Suburb
Flinders View is a suburb of Ipswich in the City of Ipswich, Queensland, Australia. In the 2021 census, Flinders View had a population of 5,816 people. Flinders View is situated 2½ km west of Box Flat Mine.
Blackstone
Suburb
Photo: Shiftchange, CC0.
Blackstone is a suburb of Ipswich in the City of Ipswich, Queensland, Australia. In the 2021 census, Blackstone had a population of 1,144 people. Blackstone is situated 3 km north of Box Flat Mine.
Box Flat Mine
- Categories: mine and historic site
- Location: City of Ipswich, Queensland, Australia, Oceania
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
-27.65712° or 27° 39′ 26″ southLongitude
152.8081° or 152° 48′ 29″ eastOpen location code
5R4J8RV5+56OpenStreetMap ID
way 1290414258OpenStreetMap feature
historic=memorialWikidata ID
Q4951515
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In Other Languages
“Box Flat Mine” goes by many names.
- Egyptian Arabic: “بوكس فلات ماين”
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Highlights include Swanbank BESS and Swanbank.
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