 Bulli viewed from Sandon Point Bulli is a town on the south coast of New South Wales, Australia. It sits near the middle of the Illawarra region, north of Wollongong and south of Thirroul. Bulli is derived from an Aboriginal word signifying "double or two mountains". Image File history File linksMetadata Bulli_From_Beach. ...
Capital Sydney Government Constitutional monarchy Governor Professor Marie Bashir Premier Morris Iemma (ALP) Federal representation - House seats 50 - Senate seats 12 Gross State Product (2004-05) - Product ($m) $305,437 (1st) - Product per capita $45,153/person (4th) Population (End of March 2006) - Population 6,817,100 (1st) - Density 8. ...
The Illawarra is the name given to a coastal region of New South Wales immediately south of Sydney. ...
Wollongong is an industrial city located on the eastern coast of Australia in the state of New South Wales. ...
Thirroul is a northern suburb of the city of Wollongong, Australia. ...
Originally inhabited by Wodi Wodi Aborigines, European wood cutters worked in the area from about 1815.The area was once abundant in Red Cedars, these are now still seen but thinly. The first permanent European settler was Cornelius O'Brien, who established a farm in 1823 and whose name was given in the pass at O'Brien's Road south at Figtree. Indigenous Australians are descendants of the first human inhabitants of the Australian continent and its nearby islands. ...
Trunks A tree trunk as found at the Veluwe, The Netherlands Wood is a solid material derived from woody plants, notably trees but also shrubs. ...
April 5-12: Mount Tambora explodes, changing climate. ...
Figtree is a inner western suburb of Wollongong, New South Wales, Australia. ...
 Bulli Coal Train Image File history File linksMetadata Bulli_Coal_Train. ...
Coal The Bulli Coal Company opened a mine in 1862 on the escarpment and built cottages to house miners and their families. Coal was transported by rail from the mine to a jetty at Sandon Point where it was loaded onto ships. The train depicted is a remnant of the type of train that transported the coal. Chuquicamata, the largest open pit copper mine in the world, Chile. ...
In geology, an escarpment is a transition zone between different physiogeographic provinces that involves an elevation differential, often involving high cliffs. ...
Coal Coal (IPA: ) is a fossil fuel formed in swamp ecosystems where plant remains were saved by water and mud from oxidization and biodegradation. ...
The miners were paid in accordance with production, they were not paid a set wage. The first trade union in the Illawarra region was formed by miners at Bulli in 1879. Management retaliated by firing and evicting union miners and hiring non-union labour. A trade union or labor union is a continuous association of wage-earners for the purpose of maintaining or improving the conditions of their employment. ...
1879 (MDCCCLXXIX) was a common year starting on Wednesday (see link for calendar). ...
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On March 23, 1887 a gas explosion in the mine killed 81 men and boys, leaving 50 women widows and 150 children without fathers. There was one survivor, a 17 year old boy who became known as "Boy Cope". The mine reopened later in the year. The Bulli Mine Disaster was one of the worst in the region's history, see Mount Kembla. The mine has since long been leveled, with only concrete foundations revealing the locations of the old office area and other buildings. Hidden along the cliff behind said foundations, can be found the old mine entrances. These have been sealed with up to 12 feet of concrete, with a drainage line set in the concrete. To the east is the remnants of the sorting site, a few scattered foundations and a tar patch. March 23 is the 82nd day of the year (83rd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ...
1887 (MDCCCLXXXVII) is a common year starting on Saturday (click on link for calendar) of the Gregorian calendar or a common year starting on Monday of the Julian calendar. ...
Mount Kembla is a mountain in the volcanic fold of the Illawarra Escarpment, near Wollongong, Australia. ...
The old railway line from the mine to the coast has mostly been removed, but as you drive south into Bulli you will see the bridge it was set in, now used as a walkway over the highway after a fatal car accident involving a school child saw it restored. This bridge now features a welcome sign for the historic 'black diamond' district.
 Bulli Railway Station Image File history File linksMetadata Bulli_Railway_Station. ...
Landmarks
 Bulli Family Hotel Bulli Beach (pictured above) is a popular surfing spot. The northern tip (Sandon Point) is a venue for regular surfing competitions. Image File history File linksMetadata Bulli_Family_Hotel. ...
Bulli's main historical feature is the railway station, situated between the escarpment and the surf beaches. The station was the first on the south coast and contains a museum which is open every Sunday. Bulli - Side Platform on Double Line Bulli is a CityRail railway station on Sydneys South Coast railway line. ...
Another historic feature is the Bulli Heritage Hotel, which was opened in 1889. This is in the heart of the 'Black Diamond' district. Year 1889 (MDCCCLXXXIX) was a common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Thursday of the 12-day slower Julian calendar). ...
The Illawarra Grevillea Park is an arboretum and botanic garden which opened in 1993. It houses the repository or Living collection of the Grevillea Study Group of the Australian Plants Society (previously SGAP). It is a botanic garden containing plants native to Australia - its collections include grevilleas, prostantheras and Rainforest Plants. Staffed and run by volunteers, it is open 6 weekends a year. The Association of Societies for Growing Australian Plants (ASGAP) is a federation of seven state-based member organizations for people interested in Australias native flora, both in aspects of conservation and in cultivation. ...
The Association of Societies for Growing Australian Plants (ASGAP) is a federation of seven state-based member organizations for people interested in Australias native flora, both in aspects of conservation and in cultivation. ...
Species See text Grevillea is a diverse genus of evergreen flowering plants in the protea family (Proteaceae). ...
Prostanthera, or Mint bush, is a genus of plants of the family Lamiaceae. ...
 Prostrate Cootamundra Wattle, Grevillea Park Behind the Illawarra Grevillea Park is Slacky Flat Park which is home to some reasonably undisturbed remnant rainforest and numerous species of native birds and marsupials. Image File history File links Download high resolution version (600x800, 218 KB) Summary Prostrate Cootamundra wattle (Acacia baileyana) cascading, Grevillea Park, Bulli photo - Cas Liber Licensing File links The following pages on the English Wikipedia link to this file (pages on other projects are not listed): Bulli, New South Wales...
Image File history File links Download high resolution version (600x800, 218 KB) Summary Prostrate Cootamundra wattle (Acacia baileyana) cascading, Grevillea Park, Bulli photo - Cas Liber Licensing File links The following pages on the English Wikipedia link to this file (pages on other projects are not listed): Bulli, New South Wales...
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The Daintree Rainforest in Queensland, Australia. ...
Orders Superorder Ameridelphia Didelphimorphia Paucituberculata Superorder Australidelphia Microbiotheria Dasyuromorphia Peramelemorphia Notoryctemorphia Diprotodontia Marsupials are mammals in which the female typically has a pouch (called the marsupium, from which the name Marsupial derives) in which it rears its young through early infancy. ...
The town has a small chain of commerce in it's central district west of the station, and includes a newsagents and several specialty stores. The town also has several public schools.
At Sandon Point and Tramway Creek immediately north of the promontory, there is some remnant bushland including turpentine forest. This is a important migratory bird location and a history walk has been set up along the road were the old railway used to go. This point is also the site of a midden area.
Pronunciation The correct pronunciation is Bull-eye , not Bull-ee, as sometimes heard.
External links
- "Illawarra Coal" - An unofficial history of coal mining in the Illawarra
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