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Double coal loading faciliites make Hay Point with world's largest coal loading port

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One of the giant bucket wheels used to move the coal from the stock piles to the port conveyers, Hay Point

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Information Sign at Hay Point Coal Terminal

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Overlooking Hay Point Coal Loading Facility from Mt Griffiths Lookout, this giant Coal-Loader serves the Bowen Basin Coalfields near Mackay

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The modern coal terminal at Hay Point built in 1970, 18 kilometres south of Mackay is now the largest export coal complex in the world. Coal is mined in the Bowen Basin to the south-west and exported around the world through Hay Point

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The Rotary Tipper unloads two 56 tonne wagon loads of coal every 120 seconds. The coal trains consist of 148 wagons and are hauled by six 96 tonne locos, Hay Point

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Overlooking the world's larges coast exporting facility, Hay Point

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Coal is mined extensively in the Bowen Basin and exported through this modern installation at Hay Point

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Hay Point

Hay Point is at the southern end of Dalrymple Bay and is 18 km south-east of Mackay. The origin of its name is not known.

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