"Biraban Reserve & Ebenezer Coal Mine' - Coal Point, NSW, Australia
Posted by: Groundspeak Premium Member Grahame Cookie
S 33° 02.898 E 151° 36.941
56H E 370748 N 6342506
As a part of celebrating the Bicentenary of 'Australia' in 1988, a plaque has been placed in Birriban Reserve, about the coalmine that had been nearby.
Waymark Code: WMXGW3
Location: New South Wales, Australia
Date Posted: 01/11/2018
Published By:Groundspeak Premium Member TeamBPL
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The bronze plaque is 'headed' by the logo for the Australia's Bicentenary celebrations of 1788-1988, and the text reads:

Biraban Reserve & Ebenezer Coal Mine
"This Reserve commemorates an Aboriginal named Biraban who aided Reverend Threlkeld in his translation of the Awabakal Language.
"Threlkeld's Ebenezer Colliery, the first commercial coal mine in Lake Macquarie, was situated nearby. In May 1841 the first shipment of coal was transported to Sydney on the 20 ton ship "Ann". This mine produced intermittently until early 20th Century and was known in latter years as South Hetton Colliery.
"An historic sites Bicentennial Project funded by the Australian Bicentennial Authority and the Lake Macquarie City Council to celebrate Australia's Bicentenary."

The following Website gives an explanation about the spelling of the Reserve, with "Biriban" being the Awabakal word for 'eagle hawk' (Source: LE Threlkeld). Tho it doesn't explain why the plaque has the spelling of Biraban, and the Reserve sign has the spelling of Birriban! (visit link)

Visited: 1443, Wednesday, 14 December, 2016
Subject: Town

Commemoration: 1988 - 200 years

Date of Founding: 1978

Date of Commemoration: 1988

Address:
372 Skye Point Road, Coal Point, NSW, 2283

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