Coal Creek
Coal Creek is a small recreated town in the South Gippsland area of Victoria, Australia, now essentially a suburb of Korumburra. Black coal was discovered in the area in 1872, and the region subsequently developed an important coal mining industry.- Type: Museum
- Description: open air museum in Victoria, Australia
- Also known as: “Coal Creek Community Park & Museum”, “Coal Creek Community Park and Museum”, “Coal Creek Heritage Village”, “Coal Creek Historical Park”, and “Coal Creek, Victoria”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Korumburra Post Office and Korumburra railway station.
Korumburra Post Office
Post office
Photo: Michael Coghlan, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Korumburra Post Office is situated 1½ km northwest of Coal Creek.
Korumburra railway station
Photo: Michael Coghlan, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Korumburra is a heritage listed railway station on the former South Gippsland line in South Gippsland, Victoria, Australia. Passenger operations on the line ceased beyond Cranbourne station in July 1993. Korumburra railway station is situated 2 km northwest of Coal Creek.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Korumburra and Jumbunna.
Korumburra
Town
Photo: Melburnian, CC BY 3.0.
Korumburra is a town in the Australian state of Victoria. It is located on the South Gippsland Highway, 120 kilometres south-east of Melbourne, in the South Gippsland Shire local government area.
Jumbunna
Village
Jumbunna is a town in South Gippsland, Victoria, Australia. The name is taken from the eastern Kulin language of the Bunnerong tribe and means "a place to meet and talk". Jumbunna is situated 6 km southwest of Coal Creek.
Coal Creek
- Categories: park, open-air museum, tourism, and tourist attraction
- Location: South Gippsland Shire, Victoria, Australia, Oceania
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
-38.4452° or 38° 26′ 43″ southLongitude
145.83296° or 145° 49′ 59″ eastOpen location code
4RH7HR3M+W5OpenStreetMap ID
way 339864651OpenStreetMap feature
tourism=museumWikidata ID
Q5137717
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Swedish—“Coal Creek” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Coal Creek Historical Park”
- French: “Coal Creek (Victoria)”
- Italian: “Coal Creek”
- Swedish: “Coal Creek Historical Park”
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Sunbeam Collieries Mine Site and Korumburra Fire Brigade.
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