mˈɛnʃən hˈæzbiːn mˌeɪd ðæt kˈoʊl wʌz bˌiːɪŋ mˈaɪnd ɪnðɪ ˈɛɹiə dˈʊɹɹɪŋ ðə wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd ˈeɪthˈʌndɹɪd fˈoːɹɾi z, ænd ɐbˌaʊt wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd ˈeɪthˈʌndɹɪd fˈɪfti ɐn ˈaʊtkɹɑːp ɪnðə vɪsˈɪnᵻɾi ʌv mˈaʊnt vˈɪnsənt wʌz ɹᵻpˈoːɹɾᵻd tə ðɪ ɐθˈɔːɹɪɾiz.
Mention has been made that coal was being mined in the area during the 1840s, and about 1850 an outcrop in the vicinity of Mount Vincent was reported to the authorities.