This locomotive was built by the Hunslet Engine Company in Leeds in 1903 for the Mount Morgan Co Ltd where it joined earlier Hunslet locomotives 796 and 797.
The gold mine at Mount Morgan dates back to 1882 and it became one of the richest gold mines in Australia and even for a brief time in the world. During its 99 years of mining the area yielded a total of 225 tons of gold, 50 tons of silver and 360,000 tons of copper.
8547 was withdrawn from traffic in 1947 and placed on a plinth in a park at Mount Morgan.
It was later removed by the Golden Mount Rail Preservation Society Inc for restoration and overhaul before being returned to Mount Morgan in 1996 where it steamed again.
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