Lambton Colliery 1936

The original Lambton Colliery was opened in 1862 by the Scottish Australian Mining Company at a site nine miles south of Newcastle. After mixed fortunes over the years the Lambton B pit was acquired in 1932 by the Broken Hill Proprietary Company Limited (BHP) in order to supply increasing amounts of coking coal to its Newcastle Steelworks. There were two seams of coal — the virgin Victoria Tunnel or Burwood seam at a depth of 200 ft. in the main shaft, and the Borehole seam, found at a depth of 430 ft. from the surface. Electric power was supplied by John Darling Colliery, situated three miles south of Lambton. The colliery was finally closed in 1991.