I was born in 1941. My family, grandparents and a couple of uncles used to camp in Burragorang Valley at the NRMA campground during the war years (WWII), which would have been in Upper Burragorang. It was on the banks of the Wollondilly River. I can remember the pass down to Nattai on the road from Camden, and the wooden bridge across the Nattai River - low level, I think. The road up the valley was gravel and fairly rough. Because of petrol rationing during the war, the cars were started on petrol, then turned over to kerosene once the engine was warm. My dad had a 1927 Chevrolet tourer, and my grandfather had a big Hudson - canvas top, spoked wheels - a monster of a thing! We had trailers to carry our camping gear; the drawbar on my grandfather's trailer was a single hardwood pole, which broke on the way down the pass. Fortunately, it didn't get away, and it was "repaired" with wire and rope. The valley was particularly beautiful, lined with sandstone cliffs either side. Even though it was a long time ago, I still have plenty of memories of those days. My family visited the valley in the early 1950s for a day. Camping had ceased, and clearing had begun.
@damienodonohue1327Күн бұрын
Excellent video, i hope you have a 2nd/3rd part to this, would be great to go backwards a bit and see their truck evaluation process that led them to select the Road Boss!
@01eddielawson27 күн бұрын
Awesome, thanks!
@NocturnalProductionsАй бұрын
Great vid, thank you for uploading
@NocturnalProductionsАй бұрын
Where did you get these images from? they are incredible (the overhead satellite ones)
@Gav6712 ай бұрын
At 11:43 the mighty International Road Boss. What a solid unit quietly working the mines, never failing. It could still run the Hay plain to Gol Gol today.
@jefftheaussie222528 күн бұрын
White Road Boss.
@Gav67128 күн бұрын
@@jefftheaussie2225Thanks mate my bad.. yes white indeed.
@jefftheaussie222527 күн бұрын
@@Gav671 International trucks are very good too, ACCOs, T Lines and Atkinson fitted their market segment perfectly. The Road Boss was probably fancier though. Clutha had a lot of them, all from Henry Crouch apparently. I wonder if he was the same Henry Crouch who had the place with the feedlot at Coolah.
@user-nj4no9py6p2 ай бұрын
Горное дело на фоне красивой природы восточной Австралии--👏
@jamessouth47763 ай бұрын
What ever happened to Clutha, can’t find much about them now, did they go broke in Australia?
@BurragorangValleyАй бұрын
Yes mate, a few incidents and low coal prices.
@AJAllchin3 ай бұрын
Thanks for sharing. Interesting to see current day photos of the old route. I wonder how it looks across its whole length
@zalired89253 ай бұрын
Interesting. Enjoyed that, thankyou.
@akf68154 ай бұрын
Excellent👍
@alistermcmillan90696 ай бұрын
Nice work. Did you by any chance come across photos of the Warragamba slot at the junction of the Coxs and the Wollondilly rivers? I'd be very interested if you did. I've seen references to a slot canyon on that spot that apparently hid the Coxs enough to stop European explorers realising it was the easiest route across to the west of the mountains. That's all I know and I'm very keen to learn more or see some images. Any steers would be hugely appreciated.
@BurragorangValley6 ай бұрын
Hi Alister, no I haven't heard of the Warragamba slot, but you have sparked my interest to find out more.
@David-jr1ft6 ай бұрын
Great video Jeff brought back a lot of memories.I came across a b/w photo of myself and Werner Wollinski. I am on the right hand side .This photo was taken in 1975 at Valley 2. I started work at Valley 1 in 1969 then went to Valley 2 then to Valley 3 then later on to Tahmoor Colliery where I finished my mining career.My father Joe Laurence also worked at Valley 2 as the bathroom attendant there.After coming from Appin Colliery. Glad to be part of the history of Burragorang Valley. Dave.
@BurragorangValley6 ай бұрын
Thanks Dave, that's a lot of low seam mining mate. Tahmoor would've been a relief with its 2 metre seam.
@79mk7 ай бұрын
Awsome work Jeff.
@jodieclinton36817 ай бұрын
Thank you for such a great presentation, I would love to learn more about the valley and the Collieries. I have grown up with some stories, but would like to learn more. My Grandfather was William Clinton, you mention and Jack Clinton, my Great Grandfather.
@BurragorangValley6 ай бұрын
Glad you enjoyed it Jodie, I'm friends with your cousin Josh. I meet Ernest Clinton a couple of times, but at that stage in life I didn't have any questions. now I have 1000s, I hope to do a video on Nattai Bulli and the Clinton family's part in it and the growth of Camden after a little more research.
@jodieclinton36816 ай бұрын
That will be great...I'll keep an eye out for it.@@BurragorangValley
@damienodonohue13277 ай бұрын
Bloody amazing, hard tough men,and no bullshit or carry on about em😐
@toms5912 Жыл бұрын
Thank you for posting this. My Grandfather was the manager at the Wollondilly Coal Preperation Plant / washery for many years. Recently I was interested to find out more on the history of coal in the area and found these videos. I Have a few videos / pictures that i'd be more than happy to share with you to upload here. - Please reach out and let me know the best way to send. Cheers, Tom
@BurragorangValley10 ай бұрын
Sorry about the late reply Tom, been on holidays for a bit, It would be great to get a copy of the video's. you can reach me on the Burragorang mine workers factbook page or email [email protected] Thank you Jeff
@michaelfairfax6117 Жыл бұрын
Well done Jeffrey, an excellent presentation on the history of mining.
@tassiedevil49 Жыл бұрын
I worked there for 10 years. In my first job with Clutha Rough Laboratory I went to all the mines shown except Tahmoor and Valley 4. I then worked underground at Brimstone 2 for some years before being transferred to Brimstone 1 when I achieved my Deputy’s Ticket. Excellent film showing what the Burragorang Valley was all about and how much it helped New South Wales and Australia grow and advance. That is an awful lot of coal to come out of this valley in all the mines lifetime.
@scotjohn4440 Жыл бұрын
Aye Mal!
@BurragorangValley10 ай бұрын
Hi @tassiedevil49 would love to hear more about your time at Valley 4. Thanks Jeff