ðə kˈoʊlfiːldz wɜː sˈʌbsᵻkwəntli sˈɜːvd baɪ ðə sˈaʊθ mˈeɪtlənd ɹˈeɪlweɪ wˌɪtʃ lˈɛft ðə nˈuː sˈaʊθ wˈeɪlz ɡˈʌvɚnmənt ɹˈeɪlweɪz ɡɹˈeɪt nˈɔːɹðɚn ɹˈeɪlweɪ əbˌʌv mˈeɪtlənd æt ðɪ ˈiːst ɡɹˈɛɾə dʒˈʌŋkʃən, twˈɛnti mˈaɪlz sˈɪksti fˈaɪv tʃˈeɪnz θˈɜːɾi θɹˈiː.fˈoːɹɾi nˈaɪn kˌeɪˈɛm nˈɔːɹθ ʌv nˈuːkæsəl.
The coalfields were subsequently served by the South Maitland Railway which left the New South Wales Government Railways' Great Northern Railway above Maitland at the East Greta Junction, 20 miles 65 chains (33.49 km) north of Newcastle.