The display inspired members of the community to find a permanent home for a collection of stories, objects and photographs that would preserve kandos local history for. Kansas cement works company, incorporated december 6, 1884, kansas city, mo. Ian milliss, poster revisioning kandos for cementa. Kandos shares its locality, employment and infrastructure with the neighbouring town rylstone, six kilometres away. Kandos is a small town in the central tablelands of new south wales, australia, within. With the cement works closing in 2011, kandos museum has a.
It is 231 km northwest of sydney, 87 km north of lithgow, 55. Search the history of over 424 billion web pages on the internet. Stories abound in every corner of kandos where history and heritage are to. Owner calls for government support to restore a slice of history. Kandos projects had already been going for about a year as a lowkey artist residency in a part of the world i had discovered by chance. A book entitled to commemorate the seventh congress of chambers of.
The cement works played a vital part in the development of the rylstone shire. Charbon road leads down to the cement works, towering beneath a towering mountain, now owned by sibelco but not operating. Wals belief was that sharing history was the best way to create a living history for. With the cement works closing in 2011, kandos museum has a vital role in preserving the towns industrial and social history. The cement works fell through as a venue but the town of kandos was. It is possibly the only museum in the state to collect, record and present the history and devlopment of the cement industry. Gillespie, miner, employed 1161917 presume this to mean some time after that date, and worked at the no. The company was producing cement by 1890 and the brand name chosen was kangaroo. Cementa is a four day biennial contemporary arts festival in kandos, nsw. Other than agriculture, the cement works and its associated limestone quarry remained the mainstay of industry at kandos until their closures in 2011. Dunns swamp duns swamp is located within wollemi national park.
Books were also presented to frank white, project manager looking after the closure and demolition of the cement works buildings, to be handed on to cement australia. Most of the public buildings, infrastructure and subdivisions were completed in the first. Wollemi national park wollemi national park is the second largest national park in new south wales, covering 487,500. The cement australia service operated by pn between clyde and kandos ceased this week, due to cement australia closing their plant at kandos over the next four months. In researching augustus gus baker peirce, who brought his varieties tent theatre to hill end during these exciting goldrush period. Kandos collieries is a history of the local coal mining in kandos with documentation in. A kandos bound block cement train passes by zig zag railway station in 2010. The cement is a mixture of various minerals which when mixed with water, hydrate and rapidly become hard binding the sand and gravel into a solid mass. Jul 24, 2011 the cement australia service operated by pn between clyde and kandos ceased this week, due to cement australia closing their plant at kandos over the next four months. This was a direct forbear of the commonwealth portland cement works. With a long and proud history associated with the site, the town of kandos itself came into being as a means to support the kandos cement works since 1914. It is believed kandos was the first place in australia to have concrete electricity poles, when early in 1920 the cement works supplied electricity to light angus avenue, kandos hotel, angus memorial hall, businesses in the main street, the railway station and station masters cottage. Dunns swamp sits on the cudgegong river and was created when the kandos weir was built in. I have checked the books, kandos cement by bruce a.
Oakden, managing director of kandos cement and mineral co. For this reason i recommend, my list of the most important books of the cement industry. Industrial kandosrelated with the cement works and infrastructure that supported it, including coal mines, the railway, kandos. Cement plant closure devastating abc news australian. The works are best seen from the staff section, further along and up a hill. The kandos cement plant was the reason the small midwest new south wales town of of kandos came into existence just before the start of the first world war. Kandos today is a mix of retired workers from the mill, others who were born and grew up locally and a range of. Kandos today is a mix of retired workers from the mill, others who were born and grew up locally and a range of blow ins.
Kandos also supplied the cement for construction of sydney harbour bridge. Zig zag station is situated on the main western line, and continues onward to broken hill, port pirie and across the nullabor plain to perth on the other side of the country. Kandos is a good base for exploring the region by car or motorcycle. Frank oakden, first general manager of kandos cement works, is not memorialised on any street or park in kandos and so his biography does not appear in the publication streetwise. In 1914 our town was given the madeupname of c a n d o s. Kandos was created as a private village, but in 1918 it was proclaimed an urban area under rylstone shire council. During the launch copies of the books were presented to cr esme martens on behalf of midwestern regional council to be placed in libraries in kandos, mudgee and gulgong.
Jul 07, 2011 cement plant closure devastating for kandos the first casualty of labors carbon tax has been announced with cement australia declaring the closure of the kandos cement plant within the next. The directors and management of the cement company are of course significant pioneers but they have always had a highprofile in kandos, their names recorded on kandos streets, their initials apparently captured in the towns name and their contribution documented in local history books. Sorry, there are no tours or activities available to book online for the dates. Last drinks for kandos cement plant 3rd october 2011 14th march 2016 australia there was a feeling of acceptance among cement australia exworkers who gathered at the kandos hotelfor drinks after the kandos plant closed for the final time on friday. Last drinks for kandos cement plant aggregate research. About forty artists collaborated with local artists and people about their art, culture and history, working to the brief of the town as material and inspiration. Kandos is the town that made the cement that made sydney.
Bill staff 19182011 rylstone and district historical. Jun 18, 2014 during the launch copies of the books were presented to cr esme martens on behalf of midwestern regional council to be placed in libraries in kandos, mudgee and gulgong. The impetus for what has become the kandos bicentennial industrial museum was provided by a group of interested citizens headed by museum patron, author of kandos official history and one time cement works manager bruce fleming. The town has seen better days, and it has clearly struggled following the closure of the cement works. National archives of australia, kandos post office, historical notes. Rylstone is a small town in new south wales old houses and. If you have seen or been on the sydney harbour bridge you can thank kandos for supplying the cement that went into building that plus half of sydney. Here were the substantial homes of management, such as henry meredith, chief chemist. Portland cement works site first phase george raffan timeline. With the cement works closing in 20, kandos museum has a vital role in preserving the towns industrial and social history. He was a teacher but the endlessly energetic family man was also an admired historian, classicallytrained musician, keen dramatist, mentor and generous community contributor.
The egyptians used calcined gypsum as a cement and the greeks and romans used lime made by heating limestone and added sand to make mortar, with coarser stones for concrete. Bill staff had a lifelong passion for the people of rylstone and published six books about the small country town. The museum was formerly the kandos methodist church, a unique building built to an american plan, brought to the town by the manager of nsw cement, lime and coal co. By building kandos cement works works, australia was able to end its reliance on imported european concrete and created a capacity for selfsufficient cement. New books will preserve kandoss industrial history. Kandos is a small industrial town of some 1800 people located in the capertee valley, on the lower slopes of coomber melon mountain. Mine considers reviving kandos cement works abc news. Cement australia has announced it will close its kandos plant in central western new south wales, putting at least 64 workers out of a job. With the cement works closing in 20, kandos museum has a vital role in preserving the. Throughout history, cementing materials have played a vital role and were used widely in the ancient world. Kandos bicentennial industrial museum australian museums. Fully revised and updated with improved content, the new sixth edition of the cement plant operations handbook is now available. Mar 19, 2019 in an illustrated talk, virginia hollister, from rylstone and district historical society, will explore the activities of one of the districts lesser known, but more colourful and talented characters. The cement works played a major role in the development of infrastructure in the state.
Jun 04, 2014 the history of two of kandoss major industries cement and coal will be preserved for future generations with the launch of two books, the history of kandos cement and kandos collieries later this month. Exploring dunns swamp wollemi national park newcastle. The demolition would allow for the future use of the site, although some structures are said to have significant historic and cultural importance for the town. The demolition would allow for the future use of the site. The first industrial accident at kandos kandos history. The museum has a strong focus on the cement industry based in this shire. In 19 under chairman james angus, they floated a company, nsw cement lime and coal, with a. A site for the town was laid out about a kilometre from the cement works. Few lines are more picturesque than the mudgee line and fortunately in 1993 some of the better parts in the section are still open, albeit for freight only, between wallerawang and the entrance to kandos cement works. In 1921, he bought 1174 acres of ketton parish, most of which consisted of old quarries and clay pits. Kandos cement works supplied cement for some of sydneys major building projects including the sydney opera house, the pylons of sydney harbour bridge, sydney citys underground railway system, as well as homes and office towers throughout the city cement production was the principal nonagricultural industry in kandos for 97 years until the decision was made to close the plant in 2011. The display inspired members of the community to find a permanent home for a collection of stories, objects and photographs that would preserve kandos local history for future generations. An application to demolish parts of the kandos cement works will be considered at midwestern regional councils meeting next wednesday. The nsw cement lime and coal company was registered in may 19 and floated in august that year to.
Following the closure of the cement works in late 2011 the owning company, cement australia, gave unrestricted access to all documents in 20 to assist the authors in these. Enjoy the view from the drivers cab, onboard and lineside. The name cementa would not only honour the works and the history of the. Covering some 300 pages, the cement industrys favourite technical reference book offers indepth information on the various aspects of cement production. And a hill covered in dense scrub could grow into a town. It ceased to be a private village in 1918 when it was proclaimed an urban area within rylstone shire council. The first industrial accident at kandos october 5, 2017 january 11, 2018 kandos history as far as a i can tell, the first cement industry worker to be killed at kandos was henry clement abbott on thursday 11 february 1919 though in the interest of accurate history i would be pleased to be corrected. The history of two of kandoss major industries cement and coal will be preserved for future generations with the launch of two books, the history. For an easy introduction to this wilderness area i would recommend a visit to dunns swamp, a spectacular and beautiful location, despite its misleading name. Oct 10, 2015 for this reason i recommend, my list of the most important books of the cement industry. The name kandos is itself concrete poetry, being an acronym of the names of the shareholders of kandos cement works. Kansas cement works company, incorporated december 6, 1884.
Established by the cement works in 1914, kandos thrived as a modern 20th century town in a spectacular rural setting. The idea of creating a museum for kandos evolved from a temporary memorabilia and art display held at the kandos rsl in 1985. New books will preserve kandoss industrial history mudgee. Books, images, historic newspapers, maps, archives and more. This train no longer runs following the closure of the kandos cement works in 2011. By then cement was in production, the first businesses in operation, and housing construction feverish. Kandos was originally named candos, an acronym, it is believed, of company. Kandos had a population of 1261 at the 2016 census and rylstone 644. The public swimming pool in kandos is great on hot days, particularly for children. Cement data book, 19851988 third edition by walter h duda. A continuous stream of buckets gliding across the landscape, sliding against those imperial towers, over rugged hills, atop deep gullies, above sheep grazing in paddocks or a plough turning the soil. Cement plant closure devastating for kandos farm online. The company says the facility south east of mudgee has.
Dunns swamp sits on the cudgegong river and was created when the kandos weir was built in the 1920s to supply water to the kandos cement works. Cement bag dress display with 1930 nash type 400 ambulance in background. Although it has a pub, supermarket, pharmacy, post office and petrol station, it does not have the same range of services as larger towns such as mudgee. Kandos cement works with a long and proud history associated with the site, the town of kandos itself came into being as a means to support the cement works, constructed in 1914. Posts about cement history written by kandos history. Portland cement works precinct nsw environment, energy and. Wallis, but i cannot find donald cooper gillespie in the indexes.