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History Collections

A Divided Town

A Divided Town

1988

Before Beaches

Before Beaches

Back Before Beaches Estate

Catherine Hill Bay’s First Coal Mine

Catherine Hill Bay’s First Coal Mine

Catherine Hill Bay’s First Coal Mine
2023. The Sesquicentenary (150 years) of New Wallsend Coal Company 1873.

Moonee Colliery

Moonee Colliery

Photo from East Lake Macquarie Historical Society showing an arial shot in 1992

The Wallarahs

The Wallarahs

During the coal operations at CHB there were 4 colliery vessels named WALLARAH.

Three Jettys

Three Jettys

Although some people think that the Jetty that stands in Catherine Hill Bay was the original Jetty it is not, it is actually the third to be built as the previous Jetties were destroyed.

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