His parents were William James and Isabella Munro.

In 1888 it was proposed to mine coal north of the Mount Kembla pit with access along a rail which would follow the course of Brandy and Water Creek. Copyright for this website is owned by the State of New South Wales through the Department of Education. One of the grandsons, David Kembla Stafford, died in the Mount Kembla Mine disaster of 1902 (Illawarra Family History Group, 1988). Kembla is an Aboriginal word meaning "wild game abundant" or "plenty of game". Duration. Discuss with your child how to be safe when: Transport for NSW provides subsidies to assist school students. Map of Mt Kembla. Wollongong City Council and McDonald McPhee Pty. Wollongong City Council, Wollongong City Council: proposed suburbs, Wollongong, NSW: Wollongong City Council, 2001. In 1878 the Mount Kembla Coal and Oil Co applied to the NSW government to construct a railway from Mount Kembla on American Creek to the Red Point, Five Islands, and also to Wollongong Harbour. Personal development, health and physical education, never calling your child from across the road. The Australian Coke Co. established its ovens next to this second crossing. (Illawarra Historical Society Bulletin, October, 1982; Old Pioneers Reminiscences, 1988). It is the first mine to be built on the southern coalfields in 20 years, Nick Whitlam, the son of former Prime Minister Gough Whitlam, buys the historic Mount Kembla Hotel. Designed by Government Architect, William Edmund Kemp, the residence was built in 1895-1896 in the typical "Cottage Classic" style. Provisional Inventory. This company was known as "Graham's Pioneer Kerosene Oil Works'. These single storey cottages were constructed in 1896 and are in Soldiers Road, Windy Gully (Kembla Heights). Local Aboriginal people called the area "jum-bullah" or "Djembla" which means a wallaby. Image: Head Master's Residence, 1994, image number P11783. Shaw, Hilde J, 200 facts about historic Illawarra, Wollongong, NSW: Illawarra Historical Society, 1970. Past owners include the Stacy, McNamara, Reece, Moran and Gallagher families (Ali, 1981). Mullet Creek lies to the south and Goondarrin Creek in the north. On 31 August 1857, Mr Rixon was presented with 100 Sovereigns at a public meeting held in Wollongong. We would like to pay our respects and acknowledge the traditional custodians of the land and also pay respect to Elders both past and present. The Southern Coal Company's old crossing lay abandoned for many years, and its siding near the site of the coke works were closed in June 1917. McDonald, William Graham (ed. Fell became the new manager early in 1877. In list you can see 16 streets. After settling in the Mount Kembla area, William and Elizabeth had another two children.

It is constructed of weatherboard with a corrugated iron roof, and a timber front upstairs verandah.

Contact our Local Studies team to discuss a donation in person, by phone on (02) 4227 7415, or by email. address He is reputed to have been the first man to work the shale at Mount Kembla, and referred to it as the 'mother' of coal, not knowing what it was called. Cousins, Arthur, The Garden of New South Wales : a history of the Illawarra & Shoalhaven Districts 1770-1900, [New ed.

(Stone, 2002; Fleming, 1967). The home was constructed of brick, rendered, stood on freestone foundations and had a cedar interior. Mr Graham was also one of the owners of the Company 'Graham and Mulholland', Commercial Agents, Sydney, that owned land at American Creek.