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1978 ~ |
Tower Colliery commences |
1979 ~ |
Cordeaux Colliery commences |
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Appin Colliery - 14 men killed in fire |
| 1980 |
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1980 ~ |
Cordeaux Colliery - officially opened |
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Westcliff Colliery - Methane Drainage commences |
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Tower Colliery - commences production |
1981 ~ |
Appin Colliery - Methane Drainage commences |
1982 ~ |
Westcliff Colliery - Longwall mining commences |
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Westcliff Colliery - pilot 1.2 MW turbine installed in Methane Plant |
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Brimstone #2 Colliery - closes 21/5/82 |
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Valley #1 Colliery - No. 2 Entry - closes 21/5/82 |
1983 ~ |
Avondale Colliery - closes 17/1/83 |
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Sth Clifton Colliery - closes 16/9/83 |
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Valley #3 Colliery - closes 13/12/83 |
1984 ~ |
Sth Bulli Colliery - retrenches labour |
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Westcliff Colliery - 15 MW Power Plant installed in Methane Drainage Plant |
1985 ~ |
Corrimal Colliery - closes 7/12/85 |
1986 ~ |
Cordeaux Colliery merges with Corrimal Colliery |
1987 ~ |
Bulli Colliery - closes 15/5/87 |
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Avon Colliery - closes 26/6/87 |
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Yellow Rock Colliery - closes 26/6/87 |
1988 ~ |
Kemira Colliery - longwall reintroduced. |
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Tower Colliery - longwall commences. |
1989 ~ |
Metropolitan Colliery - Denehurst purchases from Savage Resources |
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Tower Colliery - methane drainage commences. |
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Huntley Colliery closes |
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Clifton Colliery closed in September 1983 after 75 years of production
South Clifton Colliery
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1991 ~ |
Kemira Colliery - Fri. Sept.27th mining ceases. |
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Wongawilli Colliery - mining in Bulli seam for Elouera roadways |
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Cordeaux Colliery - produces largest amount of coal in any u/g coal mine in Australia. |
1992 ~ |
Appin Colliery - on site coal preparation plant starts. |
1993 ~ |
Elouera Colliery - established from consolidation of Wongawilli, Nebo & Kemira Collieries. |
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Cordeaux Colliery - first of any u/g coal mine in Australia to receive accreditation AS3902 |
1995 ~ |
Metropolitan Colliery - Denehurst acquires 90% interest. |
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