Kitchener was the location of the Aberdare Central Colliery which was developed by Caledonian Collieries Ltd during World War I.[citation needed] The historic mine site has been preserved as a Heritage Park (including the poppet head structure). A number of the dwellings where originally occupied by mine management.
In 1914, the mine employed 93 people; four years later it employed 287.
In July 1943, a large fire caused the mine to close for 12 months.
The mine was closed in November 1961. The coal holding lease is still retained by Coal & Allied.[3]
In 2009, a Chinese owned mining company, Austar, was granted approval to construct a surface infrastructure site just south of Kitchener. This facility was built to service the company's Longwall Top Coal Caving mining of the Greta Coal Seam (in the mine previously known as the Southland Coal Mine) south of Kitchener.[4]
^Australian Bureau of Statistics (31 October 2012). "Kitchener (State Suburb)". 2011 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 24 October 2013.
^(PDF). Appendix E: Specific Areas – Kitchener Residential Area. City of Cessnock. 2008. Archived from the original (PDF) on 23 February 2011. Retrieved 29 December 2010.
^Delaney, John (1998). . The Mines (Greta Coal Measures). Newcastle Regional Museum. Archived from the original on 19 October 2009. Retrieved 29 December 2010.
Cessnock City Council area profile "Rural East Precinct"
Photo of mine in 1965 "from Flickr"
January 01, 1970
kitchener, south, wales, kitchener, small, town, city, cessnock, hunter, region, state, south, wales, australia, kitchener, located, kilometres, south, town, cessnock, adjacent, werakata, national, park, aberdare, state, forest, kitchener, city, cessnock, sout. Kitchener is a small town in the City of Cessnock in the Hunter Region in the state of New South Wales Australia Kitchener is located 5 kilometres south of the town of Cessnock NSW and is adjacent to Werakata National Park and the Aberdare State Forest Kitchener City of Cessnock New South WalesPhotograph of the Aberdare Central Colliery KitchenerPopulation530 2011 census 1 Postcode s 2325LGA s City of CessnockState electorate s CessnockFederal division s HunterSuburbs around Kitchener Cessnock KearsleyGreta Kitchener AbernethyPelton Quorrobolong The town is named after Lord Kitchener British secretary for War from July 1914 2 Contents 1 Mining history 2 See also 3 References 4 External linksMining history editKitchener was the location of the Aberdare Central Colliery which was developed by Caledonian Collieries Ltd during World War I citation needed The historic mine site has been preserved as a Heritage Park including the poppet head structure A number of the dwellings where originally occupied by mine management In 1914 the mine employed 93 people four years later it employed 287 In July 1943 a large fire caused the mine to close for 12 months The mine was closed in November 1961 The coal holding lease is still retained by Coal amp Allied 3 In 2009 a Chinese owned mining company Austar was granted approval to construct a surface infrastructure site just south of Kitchener This facility was built to service the company s Longwall Top Coal Caving mining of the Greta Coal Seam in the mine previously known as the Southland Coal Mine south of Kitchener 4 See also editSouth Maitland coalfields Coal in AustraliaReferences edit Australian Bureau of Statistics 31 October 2012 Kitchener State Suburb 2011 Census QuickStats Retrieved 24 October 2013 nbsp 2008 Development Control Plan PDF Appendix E Specific Areas Kitchener Residential Area City of Cessnock 2008 Archived from the original PDF on 23 February 2011 Retrieved 29 December 2010 Delaney John 1998 Aberdare Central Colliery Individual Mine History The Mines Greta Coal Measures Newcastle Regional Museum Archived from the original on 19 October 2009 Retrieved 29 December 2010 Annual Environmental Management Report 2009 10 PDF Austar Coal Mine 1998 Retrieved 9 April 2011 External links editAberdare Central Colliery Summary Newcastle Regional Museum Cessnock City Council area profile Rural East Precinct Photo of mine in 1965 from Flickr Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Kitchener New South Wales amp oldid 1069622415, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
