Illawarra Coal Area - NSW

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Illawarra Rail Line opened 1886-87
Waterfall to Helensburgh to Lilyvale to Otford to Stanwell Park to Coal Cliff to Scarborough to Wombarra to Coledale to Austinmer to Thirroul to Bulli to Woonona to Bellambi to Corrimal to Towradgi to Fairy Meadow to North Wollongong to Wollongong to Coniston to Lysaghts to Cringila to Port Kembla North to Port Kembla then out to Unanderra to Kembla Grange to Dapto to Yallah to Albion Park to Oak Flats to Shell Harbour to Minnamurra to Bomboo to Kiama

1st Yr of Colliery Operation
1845 - MT Keira
1848 - Albert Mine (Shoobert's Mine in 5m Wongawilli Seam)
1856 - Hales Mine in 8Ft Seam (Bellambi Colliery or Woonana & Model Colliery)
1857 - Osborne-Wallsend Colliery (In No.1 or Bulli Seam)
1858 - Russel-vale Colliery
1858 - Bellambi No2 Colliery
1861 - Taylor & Walker
1861 - Bulli Col Co
1862 - Mt Pleasant
1872 - Coal Cliff
1883 - Bellambi Coal Co
1883 - Mt Kembla
1883 - South Clifton
1883 - Corrimal Colliery
1884 - North Bulli
1884 - North Illawarra
1884 - Corral
1885 - Brokers Nose Colliery
1887 - South Bulli
1887 - Helensborough
1887 - Austinmer Colliery (Westmacott's)
1888 - Southern Coal Co
1888 - South Kembla
1890 - Ocean View Colliery
1892 - South Clifton Colliery
1893 - Tongarra Colliery
1898 - Wiley Mine
1899 - Bulli Pass Colliery
1900 - Excelsior No.1 Colliery
1905 - Excelsior No.2 Colliery
1911 - Balgownie - In 1909 an Audit was driven into the 4ft coal seam underlying the rugged escarpment to the west of the Balgownie Railway Station, now known as Fairy Meadow. Concerned primarily with supplying coal to the local area for consumption. operations were carried out in a small way, to meet the demand, two (2) men being employed underground and two persons said to be man and wife attending to the surface arrangements.
1915 - Wongawilli Colliery
1921 - Metropolitan Colliry
1933 - Port Kembla No2
1946 - Nebo Colliery
1962 - Appin

Dates on:
illawarracoal.com/Timeline6.htm
seem to conflict somewhat with:
1968 TRANSPORTING THE BLACK DIAMOND BOOK-Illawarra Colliery Railways NSW

Rob

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Presentation:

EARLY HISTORY OF MECHANISED RETREAT LONGWALL MINING IN SOUTH COAST MINES

Mr Len Wright – former mine manager, and later District Mining Engineer for the Joint Coal Board when longwall mining was first developed in South Coast mines

www.illawarra-heritage-trail.com.au/longwall-chock/

TIMELINE Longwall Roof Support
1963 (Feb) Coalcliff 1 Westphalia Germany -Coal Plough, 2 Leg Roof Supports, Armoured Face Conveyor (AFC)
1963 (Dec) Equipment removed & returned to Westphalia. Support density 80/115 tons/metre of face(tmf)

1964 (Nov) Coalcliff 2 Gullick 6x50ton/ leg roof supports, AFC, Powered Shearer. Support density 250 (tmf).Ranging Drum Coal Face Shearing machine installed
1965(Aug) All: Ranging Drum Shearers were supplied as part of all LW packages from this time onwards
1965 Kemira Gullick 6x50ton/leg roof supports, balance of LW Package similar Coalcliff 2
1965 South Bulli Ditto equipment package
1967 Kemira and South Bulli Coal Industry Tribunal (CIT) permits 24 hr continuous operation of LW faces
1967 +Research modelling of roof support behaviour (ACIRL). Overseas study visits
1968 Kemira Roof Support legs modified from single to double acting. As supplied, legs hydraulically raised, and lowered by sandstone roof above.
1969 Appin LW package installed Dowty E type six leg roof supports 600 ton yield and setting load
1969-70 Appin Additional Roof Supports added at centre of face
1970 Coal Industry Tribunal (CIT) grants permission for 24 hours per day production on all mining units 5 days per week.
1970 South Bulli New LW Equipment package. Gullick Dobson 7 leg supports 500 ton yield & setting load 193(tfm)
1970 South Bulli Longwall installed in the No2 Balgownie Seam
1972 Kemira Longwall operations ceased.
1973 South Bulli Additional face supports added & support density increased to 323(tmf)
1975 South Bulli Japanese Taiheyo LW Package Purchased. First appearance of the Chock/Shield roof support with a non- flexible floor base
1979 South Bulli Nine LW panels completed
1980 Appin Westphalia LW package installed & included 4 leg Chock Shield roof supports.
1982 Westcliff LW package purchased & included Gullick Dobson 4 leg Chock Shields of 900 tons support capacity
1984 Corrimal Face width of 1984 installation increased from 50 to 100 metres. New Shearer installed

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Worth a look.

Rob