Coalseam Conservation Park - Mingenew Shire, Western Australia
Coalseam Conservational Park is located 34km north of Mingenew, via Coalseam Road and is a popular site for picnics and camping. Managed by CALM the park features 5 different areas of interest, including Breakaway, Riverbend, Miners, Irwins Lookout and Fossils. The park is a well known geological site where coal deposits were first discovered in Western Australia in 1846. Best visited in spring as the wildflowers in the area put on a spectacular display.
Explore the riverbed through carved gorges and marvel at the fossils embedded in the limestone cliffs in the Fossil area, stand atop of Irwins Lookout and witness the magnificence of nature or stroll through the mass of everlastings and discover the brilliantly coloured wildflowers at the Riverbend area. The CALM campsite managers can be found at the Miners campsite area where a fee of $6.50 per person is payable for over night camping in one of the designated bays. Bbq and toilet facilities are found at the Riverbend and Miners camp areas. No dogs or cats are permitted in the reserve.
 About the first discovery of Coal in WA - by Akerz
As Western Australia began to boom in the middle of the 19th Century, the Government offered a reward of land to anyone who could discover a considerable bed of coal. It was here in 1846, on the Irwin River where the Gregory brothers, Augustus, Frank and Henry made the first discovery of coal in Western Australia. The reward of land was paid to Henry Gregory but because of the minimal quantity and quality of the coal, it was not mined from the area until 1888, over 40 years after the initial discovery.
More information on Mingenew Shire, Western Australia/Coalseam Conservation Park can be found at this website.
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