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An Unofficial History of Coal Mining in the Illawarra

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Securing the roof in a low height seam
Securing the roof in a
low height seam


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    | 1960 | 1970 |

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   *1960  

1961 ~

 Wongawilli Colliery - Bulli seam production commences

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 Excelsior Colliery closes

1962 ~

 Appin Colliery commenced

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 Excelsior No.2 Colliery closes

1963 ~

 Huntley Colliery - Central Haulage System links Wongawilli & Tongarra seams

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 Coal Cliff Colliery - Longwall equipment installed

1964 ~

 Corrimal Colliery - taken over by AIS in March.

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 Pt. Kembla No. 2 Colliery purchased by AIS & becomes part of Nebo Colliery

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 Pt. Kembla No.2 Colliery - closes

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 Coal Loader at Pt. Kembla commissioned

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 Bulli Colliery - 300m vent shaft drilled. (currently 400 employees, working 3 shifts)

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 Bulli Colliery - small explosion by oxy - acetylene torch burns one miner.

1965 ~

 Corrimal Colliery & Kemira Colliery connected by barrier bin. Corrimal incline closed.

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 Coal Cliff Colliery - Longwall equipment withdrawn (unsuccessful)

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 Metropolitan Colliery - purchased by AIS

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 Kemira Colliery - May/June first successful installation of fully mechanised retreating longwall

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 Sth Bulli Colliery - Longwall unit installed

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 Bulli Colliery - Nov. 9th, fire u/g, 4 died.

1966 ~

 O'Brien's Drift - coal haulage commenced on 9/5/66

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 Huntley Colliery - first export order using temporary washery

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 Bulli Main Colliery - continues production.

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 Metropolitan Colliery - mechanisation completed

1967 ~

 Corrimal Colliery - August, commenced hauling coal via Kemira Colliery

1968 ~

 Mt. Kembla Colliery - Front end loaders introduced - not successful

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 Huntley Colliery - Main washery installed

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 Dombarton Colliery - commences, (equipment transferred to Yellow Rock Colliery, 1971)

1969 ~

 Appin Colliery - first longwall installed

 

 

coal factModern longwall mining technology was introduced in the early 1960's in the Illawarra

Longwall miningA shearer strips the face in a longwall mine

 

   *1970  

1970 ~

 Yellow Rock Colliery - opens

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 Mt. Kembla Colliery - closes 18th Sept.

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 Sth Bulli Colliery - two additional longwall units installed

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 Corrimal Colliery - No 3 Shaft commissioned (all coal output from here)

1971 ~

 Corrimal Colliery - experimental shortwall installed

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 Darkes Forest Colliery - commences

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 Dombarton Colliery closes

1972 ~

 Sth Clifton Colliery - closed by Clutha

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 Nth Bulli Colliery - closed by Clutha

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 Kemira Colliery - longwall mining ceases

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 Westcliff Colliery - shaft sinking commences

1973 ~

 Sth Clifton Colliery - purchased by ?- re-opened

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 Nth Bulli Colliery - purchased by ? -re-opened for short time

1975 ~

 Corrimal Colliery - August, Haulage Shaft completed, ceased hauling coal via Kemira Colliery.

1976 ~

 Westcliff Colliery - commences

1977 ~

 Wongawilli Colliery - Bulli seam production ceases.

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 Kemira Colliery - connection from Wongawilli seam to Kemira Tunnel

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