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- Osborne Wallsend Colliery
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History
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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Wollongong, New South Wales
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coal mining
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Entered from deposit description on 3 Jun 2011
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Sources
History of Kemira Colliery, http://www.illawarracoal.com/kemira.htm (accessed on 3 June 2011)
Wollongong City Council website, http://www.wollongong.nsw.gov.au/library/onlineresources/suburbprofiles/pages/mountkeira.aspx (accessed on 3 June 2011)
NSW Minerals Council website, http://www.nswmin.com.au/Mining-in-NSW/History-of-Mining/Illawarra-Region/Mount-Keira-Mining-History/Mount-Keira-Mining-History/default.aspx (accessed on 3 June 2011)
Australian Dictionary of Biography, http://www.adb.online.anu.edu.au/biogs/A060355b.htm (accessed on 3 June 2011)