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Formerly | Fitz Roy Iron Works |
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Founded | 1848 |
Products | pig iron |
Wingecarribee New South Wales | |
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The Fitz Roy Iron Works was the first iron smelting works in Australia, built in 1848, [1] years before the railway industry was founded.
Just South West of the current Mittagong town, the original mine deposit was located just South of the Main Road. The Iron Works were established on the North side old Hume Highway and Mt Alexander. [2]
anthracite found beside the south road
coal originally from black bobs creek, a few miles
coal found over Mt Alexandra in the gorge, horse track, then steam rail over the top
1848
1850 Ironstone Bridge
1851 Fitz Roy Iron Mining Co.
1854 Fitz Roy Iron and Coal Mining Co.
Medway supercedes Black Bobs [1]
something [3]
Cataract Coal Mine
Wingello Coal
The Fitzroy Bessemer Steel, Hematite Iron, and Coal Company.
Mittagong B K S F & C
MBKSF&C [4]
Something, taken over briefly by William Sandford [5] who shortly after went on to take over the Lithgow iron works.
1889 Mittagong Iron Foundry - W. Brazenall [6]
During excavation work for a new Woolworths store in 2004, the remains of the Iron Works were found. [7] The site was excavated and researched, and the new development was expanded to incorporate the historic artifacts. The displays are viewable in the under-ground car park area. [8]
Mittagong Town
[2]
Southern Highlands News 2006 [3]
The Sydney Mail [4]
Else-Mitchell, R. (1981). Early Industries in the Mittagong District. Berrima District Historical Society. ISBN 0-9598208-7-6.
McKillop, Bob (2006). Furnace, Fire and Forge. Light Railway Research Society of Australia Inc. pp. 14–19. ISBN 0-909340-44-7.
McColgan, John (1995). Southern Highlands Story. pp. 75–76, 80, 115–144. ISBN 9780646261751.
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Formerly | Fitz Roy Iron Works |
---|---|
Founded | 1848 |
Products | pig iron |
Wingecarribee New South Wales | |
---|---|
![]() |
The Fitz Roy Iron Works was the first iron smelting works in Australia, built in 1848, [1] years before the railway industry was founded.
Just South West of the current Mittagong town, the original mine deposit was located just South of the Main Road. The Iron Works were established on the North side old Hume Highway and Mt Alexander. [2]
anthracite found beside the south road
coal originally from black bobs creek, a few miles
coal found over Mt Alexandra in the gorge, horse track, then steam rail over the top
1848
1850 Ironstone Bridge
1851 Fitz Roy Iron Mining Co.
1854 Fitz Roy Iron and Coal Mining Co.
Medway supercedes Black Bobs [1]
something [3]
Cataract Coal Mine
Wingello Coal
The Fitzroy Bessemer Steel, Hematite Iron, and Coal Company.
Mittagong B K S F & C
MBKSF&C [4]
Something, taken over briefly by William Sandford [5] who shortly after went on to take over the Lithgow iron works.
1889 Mittagong Iron Foundry - W. Brazenall [6]
During excavation work for a new Woolworths store in 2004, the remains of the Iron Works were found. [7] The site was excavated and researched, and the new development was expanded to incorporate the historic artifacts. The displays are viewable in the under-ground car park area. [8]
Mittagong Town
[2]
Southern Highlands News 2006 [3]
The Sydney Mail [4]
Else-Mitchell, R. (1981). Early Industries in the Mittagong District. Berrima District Historical Society. ISBN 0-9598208-7-6.
McKillop, Bob (2006). Furnace, Fire and Forge. Light Railway Research Society of Australia Inc. pp. 14–19. ISBN 0-909340-44-7.
McColgan, John (1995). Southern Highlands Story. pp. 75–76, 80, 115–144. ISBN 9780646261751.
Trove searches
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Category:Southern Highlands (New South Wales) Category:Industries of the Southern Highlands (New South Wales) Category:Archaeological sites in Australia Category:Iron and steel mills