Then and Now 7 – Lambton Colliery

1900

Lambton Colliery. Photo by Ralph Snowball. The University of Newcastle, Living Histories.

2014

Lewis Oval
Lewis Oval, New Lambton. Site of the former Lambton Colliery, December 2014.

Most of the photos in this “Then and Now” series highlight similarities – things that have remained relatively unchanged through the course of years. Today’s photos highlight difference. The site of the former Lambton colliery has been radically changed with the removal of all the colliery infrastructure and earthworks to create a sporting oval and behind the oval new housing subdivisions. The only point of similarity between the two photos is the outline of Shepherds Hill in the distance, on the horizon.

2025

Lewis Oval, New Lambton. Site of the former Lambton Colliery, January 2025.

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