To enquire please click here or call brad chilby on 0425 308 433. Transporting the black diamond, book 1, colliery railways of the illawarra dist. This transformed chopwell into a thriving mining community. Outside this centre is an old locomotive, affectionately known as the green frog that corrimal is known for, the welcome. In 1907 he became manager of the paparoa colliery, new zealand, and in 1910 of the corrimal colliery, wollongong, new south wales. Horden colliery, which was sunk in 1900 mainly for the purpose of working undersea coal, is situated on the coast at the village of horden, 15 miles south of sunderland. Licensed stock images all of the photographs at chilby photography are available to purchase as licensed stock images. This material is therefore divided into three parts. It was first established in 1920 in the small suburb of corrimal.
The working pit woodhorn colliery was the third pit sunk by the ashington coal company. Coal services has more than 90 years history of partnering with industry to protect workers. The date of the visit had to be prior to the end of 1904 because of the closure of one of. In a book published in 1912 by a mining engineer there was a fairly comprehensive description of the equipment at corrimal and how it was being operated. The consett iron company opened new coke ovens at westwood in 1872 and made a series of boreholes in the chopwell district, before beginning full scale mining from two shafts at the northern end of the village. Corrimal was first recorded in 1839 when a grant was sold at corrimal. Corrimals cbd is situated on the princes highway, several streets adjacent to it. Bellambi lies on the flat northern illawarra coastal plain, with views of the escarpment to the west, one of note being brokers nose, 440 metres high. Ill cover the history of each of the locomotives in more detail later after weve finished on coal skips and the mine modules. The streets ice cream company came from humble beginnings.
The cause was assumed to have been the ignition of firedamp by a safety lamp. Southern coal company new south wales, featuring their corrimal. Further reading railway history in the illawarra by c. Corrimal station opened in 1887, when bullock teams ceased transporting coal from the mine to the railway and were replaced by a private colliery mine constructed by the southern coal company, which had taken over operations from bertram. The centre houses a collection of railway and local coal mining artefacts, as well as exhibitions of social history, eg sherbrooke the lost village on bulli mountain. James resided at cramsville balgownie from 1866 until 1919 and died on the 14th february 1919. Visitor info local history wollongong tourist parks. The first streets ice creams were sold by edwin ted street below, the companys namesake and his wife daisynee daisy olive grigg who together owned a fruit shop. Ownership of bulli colliery and coke works was transferred from the late g. A second shaft was added at the turn of the century and began drawing coal in 1901. Book 2, colliery railways of the illawarra district northern section, ca 1968 cousins, arthur, the garden of new south wales. Domar 1895 1896 bulli colliery, recently purchased by mr.
While fatzeus managed the corrimal club, his wife, mary managed the illawarra workmens club in crown street wollongong. Patrick lahiff was the manager of the mount pleasant colliery. They were originally involved in business in sydney and later engaged in business at charcoal creek unanderra. There are 16 memories of blackhall colliery to read. This model of a selfacting incline uses magnets on chains below the tracks to move 143 scale models. Oclcs webjunction has pulled together information and resources to assist library staff as they consider how to handle coronavirus. The cawley family came to australia in 1842 from ireland. History of our shed corrimal community mens shed inc. It produces some 4,200 tons of coal per day from the five quarter, main coal, low main and hutton seams, giving employment to 2,711 persons underground and 862 on the surface.
Traction publications, 1968 the corrimal colliery railway, by ken mccarthy. The book closes with a full copy of the warsop vale1946 electoral roll. First coal was delivered by the corrimal colliery incline model on sunday 3rd november 20. In order to keep wollaton villages poor law rates a kind of early welfare down, lord. Corrimal colliery illawarra coal the unofficial history. Edwin ted street operated a fruit run at corrimal in the early 1930s before buying a mixed business and milk bar. Southern coal co corrimal colliery daylight portal corrimal balgownie portals. This train is now located in corrimal for people to see. See more ideas about cornwall england, connemara and old pictures. The book was expanded from a january 1946 article in the australian railway historical society bulletin. To come back to the colliery page after viewing a video, click on the x in the lower right side of the video screen. Corrimal colliery chronological history 1910 bottom of the incline with the old screens and rail wagon loading area in the backgroundsee maps above. Newcastle herald 1231942 p4 1943 350 miners at corrimal colliery resume work after a month on strike canberra times, 2721943 1943 henry bryan campbell is current mine manager.
North of england institute of mining and mechanical engineers. Light railway research society of australia, no 60, april, 1978. First coal on the corrimal colliery incline model youtube. Trains and trams of the bulli coal company line 18581993. After settlers arrived in corrimal, the area was used for industry such as logging and mining. As the corrimal balgownie colliery mine workings developed to the west, a second ventilation shaft. A colliery existed at corrimal until 1985 illawarra coal, 2010. Corrimal s cbd is situated on the princes highway, several streets adjacent to it. See more ideas about history, old photos and coal mining.
The history of the company reveals a humble beginning. The village grew with the development of the colliery. Jun, 2008 the only surviving colliery buildings today are the overmens houses on bridge road first built in 1874. Reliable information about the coronavirus covid19 is available from the world health organization current situation, international travel. Book 2, colliery railways of the illawarra district northern section, ca 1968. In 1846 john cawley retired from business and took up land at bellambi. To learn about the history of the illlawarra click here. It has a railway station opened 1889 on the nsw trainlink south coast line bellambi is situated directly north of corrimal and east of russell vale. The date of the visit had to be prior to the end of 1904 because of the closure of one of part of the operation due to flooding in late 1904. Work on the first shaft began on 16th may 1894 and production started in february 1898. Bellambi is situated directly north of corrimal and east of russell vale.
All the images below are links to anthracite related videos on you tube. Reids handy colliery guide and directory for the counties of northumberland, durham, yorkshire, cumberland and westmorland. Corrimal colliery and its incline a different slant on. Nov 24, 2016 southern coal company new south wales, featuring their corrimal colliery mine south coast nsw, photo undated. The colliery consisted of four winding shafts and a fifth shaft used for upcast ventilation only.
Singleton, past president and honorary research officer australian railway historical society originally published by the illawarra historical society in 1964, later editions published in 1970, 1972, 1984. As a child living in blackhall my lasting memory is playing on the beach with my sister margaret. Read and share your memories of blackhall colliery itself or of a particular photo of blackhall colliery. The colliery was the second of the bolsover company collieries and shafts of 445. Industrial history mining metallurgy illawarra heritage trail. North of england institute of mining and mechanical. In 1834 the bulli parish road was made with convict labour, directed by major mitchell. Corrimal balgownie colliery railway 2 gauge krauss locomotive 040wt, builders no.
In 1889 brokers nose colliery was renamed corrimal colliery, which closed in 1985. The only surviving colliery buildings today are the overmens houses on bridge road first built in 1874. Published on nov 5, 20 first coal was delivered by the corrimal colliery incline model on sunday 3rd november 20. However, formatting rules can vary widely between applications and fields of interest or study. Picnic at corrimal, nsw the engine is the southern coal company locomotive no 1 on the unanderra colliery railway with a picnic special. In a previous career guy had worked on a unique 40t bogie diesel underground locomotive, buit by the local firm of e m baldwin of castle hill nsw. He was born in the county of limerick in ireland in 1824 and arrived in new south wales in 1829. His five sons also took up land at bellambi at the same time. Illawarra coal the unofficial history of coal mining in the illawarra. It has a beach, bellambi beach, on the wollongong to thirroul bike track. The history of the undertaking between 1884 and 1965.
Historical photos of the illawarra chilby photography. By 1890, 60 men were working at the corrimal mine and 200 tons of coal was being carried away per day. There are also a number of books on local history for sale. In 1883 thomas bertram opened the corrimal colliery, also known as the corrimalbalgownie colliery.
It ran on the bulli colliery line no longer existent to bellambi haven from 1909 to 1967. South australia western australia aboriginal history historical images tasmania family history past explore black and white. The first mines rescue station in nsw began operations in 1926. See more ideas about new forest, history and doomsday book. Corrimal is wellknown for a train that was used on the bulli colliery line between 1909 and 1967. Corrimal colliery and its incline a different slant on rails. The engine is the southern coal company locomotive no 1 on the unanderra colliery railway with a picnic special. May 12, 2014 the secretary was robert ruddock, a weighman at the corrimal colliery, and thomas brown, deputy overman at corrimal colliery, was the treasurer of the club.
Prison labour was used to build the bulli parish road in 1834. Members of the warsop vale local history society and other warsop vale veterans provided other contributions included in the book. The secretary was robert ruddock, a weighman at the corrimal colliery, and thomas brown, deputy overman at corrimal colliery, was the treasurer of the club. James thomas watson australian dictionary of biography. Plan your next holiday or weekend escape at one of wollongongs scenic beachfront tourist parks, located at bulli, corrimal and windang. The abercarn colliery disaster was a catastrophic explosion within the prince of wales colliery in the welsh village of abercarn then in the county of monmouthshire, on 11 september 1878, killing 268 men and boys though an exact number of casualties remains unknown. Corrimal is a northern suburb of the city of wollongong, new south wales, australia. The following is a chronological listing of historical references to trains, trams and the construction and operation of the bulli colliery to sandon point tramway and railway line between the years 1858 and 1993. Coal from corrimal was then shipped from the southern coal company jetty at port kembla.
It has a beach, bellambi beach, on the wollongong to thirroul bike track bellambi lies on the flat northern illawarra coastal plain, with views of the. Coal from corrimal colliery was also shipped from wollongong harbour, bulli and bellambi jetties. Corrimal balgownie colliery railway 2 gauge krauss. Corrimal was a choice that resonated with both of us. Also corrimal was a choice that had some significant links to both guy and myself. This model of a selfacting incline uses magnets on chains below the tracks to. Bellambi is a suburb of wollongong in the illawarra region of new south wales, australia. Preserved steam locomotives down under south bulli no. Adams estate to the bulli colliery and coke works, limited. Visitor info local history wollongong city tourist parks. Bulli colliery to sandon point jetty and mainline 1858 1993.