The picture, published on the front page of the Tribune on Wednesday 17 November 1965, shows men and women, headed by Miners’ Federation leaders, marching in solemn procession through Bulli to the funeral of one of the four men killed in a mine fire. Fred Hunt, Harry Smith, Jack Murray and Bob Stewart were trapped and killed…
SYDNEY: “Yes, I’ve seen my mates killed – 21 at Bellbird – two at Excelsior – two at Old Bulli – two at Wongawilli – one at Catherine Hill Bay,” said Arthur McDonald, a dusted coal miner, last week. “I’ve seen the last messages men, trapped behind a brick seal, chalked on the wall before…
The Solidarity Cup was won by the Old Bulli Miners’ Lodge at the May Day celebrations. In the photo: Messrs. A. Southern (Board of Management representative), J. Harbottle (secretary Old Bulli Lodge), and J . Wallis (president of the lodge). – The Labor Daily May 6 1930 * The Solidarity Cup was presented to the…
BULLI’S tragic 1887 colliery disaster caused a wave of fundraising and sympathy from all walks of life for the families of the 81 men and boys who were killed in the methane gas explosion. Joseph Thompson, a Queenslander – who was described by the Maryborough Chronicle at the time as a “Leviathan bookmaker” – collected…
Coal miners leaving the pit, Bulli, before going on strike. Miners at Bulli handing in their lamps at the commencement of the coal strike. Photos: The Australasian (Melbourne) Saturday 17 September 1938
IN THE OLD BULLI MINE One of the oldest coal mines on the N.S.W. South Coast. The men are waiting for the skips to move off on their 2½-mile trip underground. STARTING THE DAY’S WORK A miner entering a skip which will take him down to the coal face. AT THE RESCUE STATION Where a team of…
THE story goes that the humble “billy can” got its name from the goldfields. In the early days of the diggings in NSW and Victoria, the miners consumed considerable quantities of tinned foods. One particular brand of beef, in big round cans, was known as “Bully Beef”. When the meat had been taken from the…
Miners from the Excelsior and old Bulli collieries photographed at Bulli yesterday. They were reading the latest developments following the Federal Government’s move in serving army call-up notices on many young South Coast miners who have been on strike since February 14. – The Melbourne Age Wednesday 1 March 1944
OLD Bulli is more alive than the men in other places of mushroom growth think. She can spoil the little ‘game’ of those who want to have great post offices and to burden the country with more taxation. ‘Go to bed !’ say we to you Woonona toilers. You can’t raise a progress committee. We don’t want…
Miners from the Excelsior [Thirroul] and Old Bulli colleries photographed at Bulli yesterday. They were reading the latest developments following the Federal Government’s move in serving army call-up notices on many young South Coast miners who have been on strike since February 14. -The Age (Melbourne, Vic.) Wednesday 1 March 1944. * The bloke third…
By MICK ROBERTS © FOR over 120 years the boat sheds at Sandon Point, Bulli have provided a place for anglers to store their vessels. This is the story of fishing at Sandon Point and the boat sheds that have remarkably survived countless storms, fires, and government regulations. The Sandon Point sheds are all that…
FOR some time past rumors have been afloat of the existence of a ghost in the Old Bulli mine. It appears that upon entrance to a certain portion of the works a light can be distinctly seen about three feet from the ground, which disappears on approach. The mystery has been inspected by many who…
