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Acland No. 2 Colliery, Heritage-listed coal mine complex in Acland, Queensland, Australia.

The Acland No. 2 Colliery is a coal mine complex with original buildings and structures located along Francis Street. The site contains workshops, loading equipment, sorting systems, and processing facilities that show how coal moved from extraction to shipment.

The mine started operations in 1929 and supplied coal to Queensland railways and local institutions over its decades of work. Production ended in 1984, closing a significant chapter in the region's industrial history.

Miners were paid by the weight of coal they produced until the 1950s, using a tag system to identify their skips. The weighbridge and tally desk where each load was recorded survive at the site, showing how work and wages were tied to measurement.

The colliery stands at 2 Francis Street in Acland, close to Oakey on the Darling Downs. The surviving structures, machinery, filled-in mine portals and spoil heap are spread across the former mine site, so allow time to walk between them. The ground is uneven; wear sturdy shoes.

The two Jenbach 15 diesel locomotives introduced in 1952 were lowered into the tunnels after the underground tram gauge was widened and the tunnels enlarged in 1951. A Sampson coal loader and a coal cutter are also displayed; the cutter was assembled from spare parts brought from elsewhere.

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