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Remembering lives lost in the Northern District coal fields

A memorial service has been held at Aberdare for the 26th year

A moment of reflection in Aberdare, today – as the community gathered to remember lives lost, on the job, in the Hunter’s coal fields.

One-thousand, seven-hundred and ninety-three workers have been killed in northern New South Wales since mining first began here, in the early 1800s.

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Isobella Evans

Isobella Evans is a journalist with NBN News in Newcastle. After discovering a love for writing in primary school, Bella went on to complete a Bachelor of Communication at the University of Newcastle in 2018. She enjoyed a series of internships, including a gig at the Royal Easter Show, before receiving a full-time position at NBN's Tamworth bureau, where she worked for almost three years before moving to the company's Newcastle office in 2021.

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