What a great video...!!! My dad worked at BHP Newcastle for 29 years and as a kid, it was always a dream of mine to follow in his footsteps of being a steelworker. So sad to see it all gone now.
My late brother Warren Turnbull, served a fitting and turning apprenticeship here, and apart from a stint at Whyalla did his working life here, finally being a manager, blast furnaces or open hearth, I think. He took me on a tour through the works in about 1950, trying to interest me in a trade there.. not to be. Shift work was not for me.. But I did admire what was produced there.
I worked at the Sinter Plant for 9 years and watching this video brought back some great memories of my time there,I find it hard even now to watch footage of it being demolished. Allot of history gone forever. Both of my grand parents worked there too. My Nanna at N02 Merchant Mill which became later i think as Onesteel Wire Mill.Grand dad was an Outside fitter and worked all around the plant.
Poor old Newy, we used to produce steel, build ships, and have a strong manufacturing industry. Now we’re pretty limited to exporting coal, which is estimated to cease being a viable industry within a century. The state government won’t even allow for a competitive container terminal.
Amazing how they`ll tell you everything EXCEPT the dangers.If you have a look at about 18.27, you`ll notice 4 huge ingot moulds, these were kept in what was known as the "soaking pits"., huge gas flames that kept them white hot until it was time to roll them into smaller billets. Some times they used a special crane to remove the moulds and just leave the white hot billets sitting on those small waggons. On a rail line just next to the 18 inch mill in about 1968 a poor worker was walking too close to the billet and somehow the billet fell off onto this unfortunate person. No reason to explain the end result. True episode, I walked past the site on my way to the Sinter Plant where I worked the next shift.
alfred this was the proper tour- they did not take you any where near the sinter plant , i dont think they wanted people to see how dirty it was - did you see the section after the tour - going up to the sinter machine , this was done without permission
What a great video...!!! My dad worked at BHP Newcastle for 29 years and as a kid, it was always a dream of mine to follow in his footsteps of being a steelworker. So sad to see it all gone now.
My late brother Warren Turnbull, served a fitting and turning apprenticeship here, and apart from a stint at Whyalla did his working life here, finally being a manager, blast furnaces or open hearth, I think.
He took me on a tour through the works in about 1950, trying to interest me in a trade there.. not to be.
Shift work was not for me.. But I did admire what was produced there.
I worked at the Sinter Plant for 9 years and watching this video brought back some great memories of my time there,I find it hard even now to watch footage of it being
demolished. Allot of history gone forever. Both of my grand parents worked there too. My Nanna at N02 Merchant Mill which became later i think as Onesteel Wire Mill.Grand dad was an Outside fitter and worked all around the plant.
Excellent video.. Thanks
this informative great video should be played inside heratige museum where steelmaking simulation is presented great video
thankyou
Poor old Newy, we used to produce steel, build ships, and have a strong manufacturing industry. Now we’re pretty limited to exporting coal, which is estimated to cease being a viable industry within a century. The state government won’t even allow for a competitive container terminal.
Yes the Ruin created by the Politician knows no bounds. Our City had so much productivity and Employment now all gone thanks to these Political Fools.
Amazing how they`ll tell you everything EXCEPT the dangers.If you have a look at about 18.27, you`ll notice 4 huge ingot moulds, these were kept in what was known as the "soaking pits"., huge gas flames that kept them white hot until it was time to roll them into smaller billets. Some times they used a special crane to remove the moulds and just leave the white hot billets sitting on those small waggons. On a rail line just next to the 18 inch mill in about 1968 a poor worker was walking too close to the billet and somehow the billet fell off onto this unfortunate person. No reason to explain the end result. True episode, I walked past the site on my way to the Sinter Plant where I worked the next shift.
Great video. Thanks for posting. I live in a steel city. Hamilton Ontario Canada. Steelworker by trade. Proud to be a member of the USW
Not bad, not bad at all, considering that B.H.P was built on swamp lands
Shame the driver was in a hurry, I did 7 y at the sinter plant and would have liked to see a proper tour.
alfred this was the proper tour- they did not take you any where near the sinter plant , i dont think they wanted people to see how dirty it was - did you see the section after the tour - going up to the sinter machine , this was done without permission