Port Kembla

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Port Kembla is the home of industry is the closest industrial port to Sydney. Port Kembla's Hill 60 lookout offers a great view of the coast. Port Kembla is the industrial powerhouse of NSW set on a coastal strip which provides both tourist and locals with a superb lifestyle.

The residential and industrial areas of Port Kembla are situated on 2200 acres of land. The land was originally called "Illawarra Farm". In 1883 a port was opened to ship coal brought from the mine at Mt Kembla.

Because of its association with the jetty serving the Mount Kembla mine, the area previously called Red Point became known as Port Kembla. The new harbour was named Port Kembla by William Burall who opened the Mt Kembla Colliery and constructed the tramway between the colliery and the jetty. Kembla is an aboriginal word meaning "plenty of wild fowl".

In 1927, Charles Hoskins entered into an agreement with the State Government to build a steelworks at Pork Kembla, as part of the building of the Unanderra - Moss Vale train line. In 1930 operations began at Port Kembla with one blast furnace which had a daily capacity of 800 tons.

The main smoke stack is a landmark of the Port Kembla industrial skyline. It stands above all the buildings in this industrial area, at a height of 650 feet above ground level.