Mt Kembla Colliery Disaster Memorial
This Memorial commemorates the worst mining disaster in Australian history dated in 1902. Extensive community involvement has been essential for this project which has now achieved a great community ownership.The Memorial has become a local landmark, while the pathway is providing a link connecting to key historical sites being a rich visual and educational resource.
Funding
BHP Billiton, Ministry of Arts, Mineworkers Trust, IMBProject
Mt Kembla Colliery Disaster Memorial
Location
Mt Kembla, NSW
Client
Mt Kembla Pathway Community Group with Wollongong City
Budget $ 300 000
Completion
2008
Key Consultants
UmbaCo Landscape ArchitectsJane Cavanough of Artlandish Art and Design
Poems by Michael Connolly
Slate carvings by Marlie Kentish Barnes
Tile Mozaics by Cynthia Turner and Coomaditchie Artist Cooperative
Bridge artworks by Graham Barthollomew (pictured)