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Welcome to Mt Kembla Mining Heritage Festival
 
 

Welcome to the official site of Mt Kembla Mining Heritage Inc

You're invited to the 96 Candles Ceremony

Join us under the stars at Windy Gully Cemetery on Friday evening, July 31, to commemorate the lives of 96 men and boys, killed in the 1902 Mt Kembla mine explosion. This was and still is the biggest loss of lives as a result of an industrial accident in Australia's history. Ceremony starts at 6:30pm. There’s no vehicular access, so catch the free bus from Mt Kembla Village Hotel or Kembla Heights Bowls and Recreation Club from 5.30pm. Hot toddies will be provided afterwards at the Mt Kembla Village Hotel.

No festival in 2009 but help us shape the 2010 celebrations

The 96 Candles Ceremony will be the only official event of the Mt Kembla Mining Heritage Festival in 2009, whilst a major restructuring and refocus of our operations is undertaken. The Mt Kembla Mining Heritage Festival has become one of the Illawarra's premier community events in recent years, attracting thousands of local and interstate visitors. To remain as popular and relevant in future years, we need your help. Have your say - email us (with your ideas or suggestions for the festival when it returns in 2010. If you want to see what we organised in the past, check out the 2008 festival program

Why not take a tour of the village?

We may not be planning a festival in 2009, but that doesn't stop you visiting our beautiful mountain village and experiencing some of the historic buildings and sites, or simply enjoying one of the many stunning bushland walking trails.

If you're a group, and would prefer a guided tour of our village (including lunch at the historic Mt Kembla Village Hotel), email us for more information or to make a booking.

You could always join us

Help us make our history come to life by becoming a volunteer. We have a wide variety of projects available for volunteers; from manual work to administration, computer and arts projects. We’re approved through Volunteering Illawarra and Centrelink so contact us for more info.

 

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Where?
Mt Kembla Village, Illawarra Region, NSW South Coast, Australia (Map)

Mt Kembla Heritage Centre welcomes you all year round.
Visit our award-winning display of the 1902 Mt Kembla Mine Disaster "Thunder in a cloudless sky".
Open on the second Sunday of each month 11am to 4pm or anytime for guided group tours contact Phil Donaldson (phildon2@bigpond.com)

 
     
 
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