By Jack Devitt * THE railway line coming down from the South Bulli Colliery at Bellambi crossed the Princes Highway via a set of power operated gates (the control tower of the same preserved). The line ran parallel to Bellambi Lane, which was then only a lane, past the Bellambi pub and across the Government…
A REPORTER and photographer from the Sydney Sun paid a visit to the villages of Scarborough and Clifton in 1911, giving a blow by blow description and capturing a glimpse of the terrible conditions the coal miners and their families endured at the time. The following detailed story, in one of Sydney’s most widely read…
At the North Bulli Colliery, owing to the introduction of coal-cutting machines, an entirely new set of conditions have arisen. The coal miner is no longer required, the machines having taken his place. The whole of the miners received their notice, and on December 10 worked their last day under the old conditions. In the…
The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser newspaper sent a “special reporter” to Coledale to capture this fantastic imagery of the escarpment coal mine, which was published on Wednesday February 1 1905. Coledale’s first coal mine was opened in 1889 but was abandoned because of problems with underground water. This mine was redeveloped as…
AS part of the 1929/30 Royal Commission into the Australian coal industry (Davidson Commission) an official party visited Helensburgh and South Bulli Collieries (Bellambi) in June 1929. The slideshow pictures shows the official party visiting Helensburgh and Bellambi. The Sydney Daily Telegraph reported June 12 1929: CAN COAL COMMISSION SOLVE OUR “BLACK” PROBLEM ? IT WILL…
Slideshow of North Bulli Colliery, Coledale, NSW. Photos: The Sydney Mail February 1 1905 THE beginning of the coal mining industry in Coledale led to the expansion and development of the area. Coledale’s first coal mine was opened in 1889 but was abandoned because of problems with underground water. This mine was redeveloped as…
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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…
480 GALLONS OF BEER IN 12 DAYS WOLLONGONG, Monday: The 15 Corrimal miners who are trying to establish a beer-drinking record have drunk 480 gallons of beer and 360 bottles of lemonade and ginger beer in 12 days. They are members of the Save Yourself Club, and are camped on Towradgi Beach. Their beer marathon is an annual…
By MICK ROBERTS © RETIRED coal miner George Forsyth Bryson was described in a story with the Daily Telegraph in 1946 as a short, stocky man, with brown eyes and a cheer-fill grin, looking closer to 30, rather than his 41 years. The reporter described George as a man you would take to be in…
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…
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