Airly Mines

Comments:

Shale Oil Mining activities at Mount Airly commenced in the last 1880s and continued until the mid 1920s.

Activity in the area was intense. Supporting Infrastructure for the Shale Mines & the Oil Works included the villages of Airly & Torbane as well as 2 different tramway systems. Many miners chose to live close to the mines in Cave Houses.

Relics from the Airly Mines, the Torbane Oil Works, the Cave Houses & the 2 tramways can still be seen today, making the area well worth visiting.

Walks:

• Airly Gap to The Towers and return

Maps:

Glen Alice 8931-4N

Grid Reference:

239 344

Class:

Mining Relics

Location:

Mugii Murum-ban SCA (NSW)

Part of:

Mt Airly

Parish:

Airly

County:

Roxburgh

A chimney thought to belong to the Mine Manager's or Paymaster's Office
The Ventilation Shaft, Firebox and Chimney for the most recent mine
The Boiler used to power the cable drawn tramway
A skip from the Southern Tramway
Skips were hauled up a very steep grade on the Self Acting Incline
The Bakery had an outside oven, cement rendered walls and an iron roof
The cave under this rock at Potts Point has been filled in and used as a house
A ventilation shaft from one of the very early mines at Airly
A large wheel from the Aerial Cableway at the top of the cliffs
A cable from the Aerial Cableway is caught in this slot
The Aerial Cableway was used to transport materials between the top of Mt Airly and the Mines at the bottom of the cliffs
A lot of effort went into making this stone house
Torbane Oil Works viewed from the top of Mt Airly
The Boiler House for the Torbane Oil Works
A Tank Stand for the Water Storage Tank on the slopes above Torbane Oil Works
Tanks Stands for the Crude Oil Tanks at the Torbane Oil Works
Airly
Last Updated: 11-06-2021