Coal Mill at White Bay Power Station, deep in the basement of the White Bay Power Station Boiler House, this heavy-duty.
Coal Mill at White Bay Power Station, deep in the basement of the White Bay Power Station Boiler House, this heavy-duty.

Coal Mill

Provenance

Camera
NIKON D7000
Lens
14.0-24.0 mm f/2.8
Settings
21mm · f/8.0 · 3s · ISO 100
Paper
Ilford Galerie Smooth Cotton Rag 310 gsm

A coal mill in the boilerhouse basement, secured with heavy bolted panels. The mill pulverised coal into fine powder before it was blown into the furnace. The Conservation Management Plan designates the surviving mills here as Grade 1 significance; they remain in situ alongside Boiler No. 1.

Edition
Open edition

Open edition
Printed to order, no fixed quantity. Each print is hand-signed by the photographer.

Limited edition
A fixed number of prints exist. Once sold, the edition closes permanently. Each print is individually numbered and signed.

$100.00 AUD
Size
Type
Colour
✓
Signed, numbered, with COA. Made to order in 10 to 20 business days (framed). Shipped in protective packaging with edition certificate, paper-stock reference and a printed care guide.
See certificate sample →

Shipping Free shipping over $250. Ships worldwide, rates calculated at checkout.

Returns Damaged in transit? We replace it. Full policy →

Ships within 10 business days · signed & numbered

In situ

Coal Mill at White Bay Power Station, deep in the basement of the White Bay Power Station Boiler House, this heavy-duty.Coal Mill at White Bay Power Station, deep in the basement of the White Bay Power Station Boiler House, this heavy-duty.Coal Mill at White Bay Power Station, deep in the basement of the White Bay Power Station Boiler House, this heavy-duty.Coal Mill at White Bay Power Station, deep in the basement of the White Bay Power Station Boiler House, this heavy-duty.Coal Mill at White Bay Power Station, deep in the basement of the White Bay Power Station Boiler House, this heavy-duty.
01 PROVENANCE

Print datasheet

Title
Coal Mill
Series
White Bay Power Station
Catalogue
WBP-033
Process
Giclée
Captured
13 November 2015
Camera
NIKON D7000
Lens
14.0-24.0 mm f/2.8
Aperture
f/8.0
Shutter
3s s
ISO
100
Focal length
21 mm
Paper
Ilford Galerie Smooth Cotton Rag 310 gsm
Paper size
290 × 200 mm
Location
Rozelle, New South Wales, Australia
Authenticity
C2PA verified provenance →
Recognised by
National Trust of Australia (NSW), 2016 Heritage Award, Multimedia
02 LOCATION

Rozelle, New South Wales, Australia

Map · Mapbox · OpenStreetMap

03 THE STORY

About this print

A coal mill at White Bay Power Station sits at one of the lower levels of the boiler house, the heavy industrial pulveriser that ground lump coal to a powder fine enough for pulverised-fuel firing. The mill is a steel-cased horizontal cylinder with the drive motor at one end and the discharge piping rising from the top to the burner level above. Inspection covers along the side of the casing give access to the grinding elements inside. The cast-iron body is painted in the pale industrial green of the plant, weathered to a darker tone at the seams. A small platform at the side of the mill carried the operator stand for checking feed and discharge.

Coal mills at White Bay reduced lump coal arriving from the bunkers above to the fine powder consistency the pulverised-fuel burners required. The mills ran continuously while the plant was firing, with several units in service at any time and one or two on standby for maintenance. White Bay added pulverised-fuel firing as part of its later build phases through 1948; the early A Station boilers used stoker firing. The plant closed on Christmas Day 1983. The mills stopped on that day and have not run since. The casings remain in place.

04 FROM THE FIELD NOTES

Deep in the basement of the White Bay Power Station Boiler House, this heavy-duty coal mill once pulverized fuel into fine powder, ensuring a steady combustion process. Secured with thick bolted panels and built to withstand immense pressure, the structure reflects an era of industrial endurance.

Brett Patman

White Bay Power Station

The series

White Bay Power Station

2015–2018 · 124 photographs

White Bay Power Station ran on the western harbour edge at Rozelle from 1917 until production ceased on Christmas Day 1983. Built in three phases over thirty-six years to supply Sydney's electric tramways and then the city grid. The complex was listed on the NSW State Heritage Register in 1999.

View all in this series →

05 SIZE GUIDE

Print sizes

The anatomy view shows what this finish is as a physical object: paper margin, mat band, frame depth, acrylic profile. The comparison strip shows how each size sits relative to the others at true scale. Click a size or a finish to update both.

Anatomy · true ratio
07 MORE FROM WHITE BAY POWER STATION

123 other prints in this series

All prints
Control Room at White Bay Power Station, a curved control console wraps across the room in a wide arc.
Control Room $100.00
Turbine Hall at White Bay Power Station, reinforced concrete walls rise three storeys on each side, their surfaces stained.
Turbine Hall $100.00
Glass Curtain at White Bay Power Station, a towering mosaic of glass and steel, where light filters through dust-streaked.
Glass Curtain $100.00
Turbine and Condenser at White Bay Power Station, a steam turbine and its condenser sit on the operating floor of White Bay.
Turbine and Condenser $100.00
08 BY POST · NO SPAM

Read the full story

Articles when they're published. The history behind a place. The day of a shoot. The work between prints. No marketing, no schedule.

You're subscribed.