COAL OUTCROPS, CAPE PATERSON

CAPE PATERSON-INVERLOCH ROAD CAPE PATERSON, BASS COAST SHIRE

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    COAL OUTCROPS, CAPE PATERSON - History

    Late in 1826, William Hovell, accompanied by two soldiers and two convicts was sent on an official expedition from the small military and convict settlement at Corinella on Western Port Bay to find coal. Travelling east along the coast, he found coal outcrops on the shoreline west of Cape Paterson on 18 December 1826. The coal seams were later accessed via shaft, sunk inland of the outcrops. The outcropping seams are still visible today, and mark the first discovery of coal in Victoria.

    Interpretation of Site

    COAL OUTCROPS, CAPE PATERSON - Interpretation of Site

    The exposed seams dipped back under the land, and were later mined by shaft.

    Heritage Inventory Description

    COAL OUTCROPS, CAPE PATERSON - Heritage Inventory Description

    The site is a wave-cut, benched platform on the beach. Two exposed seams of black coal are clearly visible, as well as a number of carbonised logs.

    The key components of the site are two exposed seams of black coal.

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