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- 1892 - 1945 (Creation)
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1.5 m
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Mining operations commenced at Mount Keira in 1848 operating as the Albert mine but this mine was abandoned in 1858. A new mine known as the Osborne Wallsend Colliery was opened in 1857 by Henry Osborne. From 8 November 1899 to 1937 the colliery was owned by E Vickery & Sons Ltd. BHP took over the colliery in March 1937. In 1955 Mount Keira and Mount Kembla mines were joined by an underground tunnel, and Kemira Colliery was established incorporating both mines.
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In 1883 the Mount Kembla Coal and Oil Company opened the Mount Kembla Colliery. Its Chairman was Ebenezer Vickery of E Vickery & Sons Ltd, who owned the Mount Keira Colliery in Wollongong, NSW. In 1913 the mine was taken over by Mount Kembla Collieries Ltd who operated the mine until 1946 when BHP became the owners. In 1955, the Mount Keira and Mount Kembla mines were joined by an underground tunnel, and Kemira Colliery was established incorporating both mines.
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Pay and production records, stock book, annual reports and correspondence for Mount Keira Colliery. Records of earnings of miners and daymen, shipping receiving book, stock books, central office time books and pay records for Mount Kembla Colliery.
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NBAC 7-28
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Entered from deposit description on 9 August 2011