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Australia is a. Nation in transit ,we are. Changing quickly ,so much history lost ( official records ,,( was a .mine in valley 1930 but was it 29/30/31 Clinton's ,the real inner stories are lost forever ,with passing of those who. Lived the history 👎😭

So many stories ,from the face ,just in pit ,runaway locos ,,falls ,floods yes floods in pit , fires ,lucky escapes , much , much more , 🌹

Cool video

Fantastic video... thanks for putting this together!!!!

Great history here... well done for capturing it!

Fun place ,good shifts and bad ,lost to many mates in Nattai ,movie not showing face mining,bad roof ,roof falls ,floor heaves ,rib out bursts ,high se ams north side ,down to 950 mm south side ,pit fires ,pit changed 1932 ,,,1992 bigtime , told started by bloke called kelly 1929 // great depression and isolation ,transport up the mountain finished him , ( could also been a Riley exploration. Dig ,?,( clinton boys Bill and Alan picked up in 31/32 hard days in those days , WW2 fired things up big demand for coal ) clinton boys had so many stories ,All lost now ,)

Clutha died many reasons for demise ,

Hollywood movie ,underground much more graphic this is cleaned up Hollywood ,

These bring tears. Love this country.

The end scene travelling through the tunnel shows the expansive nature of coal mine to an outsider. Enjoyed the video and appropriate music score to go with it sets the scene. Do you know what the music track was?

Transportation to Narellan by road to load onto the train was also a primitive practice until the Glenlee Washery was built and was used up until 2001 after China joined the WTO. Not sure what the story is with Appin Coal, high ash content or something?

How did you get access to video the Valley Mines ruins? I worked at Wollondilly Extended 1968-1970. My Dad worked at Nattai Bulli for over 29 years, retired in 1980. Great memories, thanks. Grahame Feltis.

Great videos and memories! I remember the coal trucks coming up Argyle Street in Camden on their way from Nattai to Glenlee. I guess half the boys in my year went into the mines and some ended up with boats, Hemis, GTHOs and weekenders in Huskisson.

"preserved for generations" I certainly hope the will lives on, fascinating

Thanks Val for saving all that history it credit to and you and you won,t be forgotten

This was a very sweet lady...great attitude and vision...Well done Val..good on you.

Two questions: 1) Why did mining stop in this area? 2) Was Glenlee ever a colliery, or only a rail loading point?

Great work, very interesting👍

Brilliant film . Love the clutha trucks

The coal at Valley three was only 2 foot 6 inches thick. We had to lay down and travel into the mine on a battery transporter car.

Stunning.

Brings back many memories. All of these mines were an eye opener for me.

is that velley 3 bin still there ?

Excellently produced documentary on the history of coal mining activities in The Oaks and surrounding districts. My wife’s family the Tickner’s lived in The Oaks . And they lived at the top of the hill on the left just as you entered The Oaks. My father in law Cecil, worked for Clinton’s in Camden. It has all changed since I first ventured out there back in the early eighties. So much history I like many did not realise. Thank you for this important insight.

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.

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!

Awesome, thanks!

Great vid, thank you for uploading

Where did you get these images from? they are incredible (the overhead satellite ones)

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.

Горное дело на фоне красивой природы восточной Австралии--👏

What ever happened to Clutha, can’t find much about them now, did they go broke in Australia?

Thanks for sharing. Interesting to see current day photos of the old route. I wonder how it looks across its whole length

Interesting. Enjoyed that, thankyou.

Excellent👍

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.

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.

Awsome work Jeff.

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.

Incredible !!

Bloody amazing, hard tough men,and no bullshit or carry on about em😐

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

Well done Jeffrey, an excellent presentation on the history of mining.

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.