ðə kˈoʊlfiːldz ɹˈʌfli kəmˈɛnst æt ðə vˈɪlɪdʒ ʌv ˈiːst ɡɹˈɛɾə, ɐbˌaʊt wˈɛst ʌv mˈeɪtlənd, ænd stɹˈɛtʃt ˈɔːl ðə wˈeɪ tə ðə vˈɪlɪdʒ ʌv pˈækstən,  sˈaʊθwˈɛst ʌv sˈɛsnɑːk, kˈʌvɚɹɪŋ nˈuːmɚɹəs vˈɪlɪdʒᵻz ænd tˈaʊnz, ænd ɛmplˈɔɪɪŋ tˈɛnz ʌv θˈaʊzəndz ʌv pˈiːpəl ɪn ˌoʊvɚ θˈɜːɾi kˈɑːlɪɚɹiz.
The coalfields roughly commenced at the village of East Greta, about  west of Maitland, and stretched all the way to the village of Paxton,  south-west of Cessnock, covering numerous villages and towns, and employing tens of thousands of people in over 30 collieries.