Commemoratin'
50 Years of the Tin Mill at Port Kembla.
An illustrated history of Australia's only tinplate manufacturing operation, which was opened in 1957 and closed fifty years later.
PublisherPrivately published by BlueScope Steel.
Availability
Copies can be obtained from BlueScope Steel Public Affairs department, and are also available in the National Library of Australia, the State Library of NSW and Wollongong Library.
Pictures
Here are some of the photographs which appear in Commemoratin'.
Goodbye, Tinmill. |
Cleaning residue. |
50th anniversary cake. |
Manufacturing area. |
Tinplate. |
Manufacturing process. |
Queen's visit to Port Kembla, 1950s. |
Hard work. |
Annealing section. |
Welder. |
All photos taken by Simon Luckhurst, except the Queen's visit photo which is from the BlueScope Steel archives.
Accompanying the book is a 30-minute DVD which includes archival footage of the Tin Mill, as well as a moving record of the Tin Mill at the time of its closure. Some of those images are reproduced below. The Tin Mill Song (Lyrics: Simon Luckhurst, Music: Brett Hunt) accompanies some of these images. Click here to download the song.
Weeds and rust. |
Annealing area. |
Coil storage area. |
Abandoned pump. |
Cleaning line. |
Furnace interior. |
Electro-tinning line. |
Tinplate. |
