![]() ![]() NSW Natural Resources Minister Courtney Houssos says mining rehabilitation requirements were made more robust in 2021. They are now legally enforceable, and companies must take responsibility for all aspects of the work, even after closure. In the centuries since NSW began mining, rehabilitation conditions have also become more onerous. Toxic water runs from an abandoned mine shaft into nearby Daylight Creek at Sunny Corner, near Bathurst. The market size of the industry, measured nationally by revenue, was $501.8 billion last year, says market research company IBISWorld. However, we’ve moved a long way since the 1790s, and NSW now mines a range of minerals and metals, including gold, copper, silver, nickel, lead, zinc, cobalt, lithium and limestone. Each state approaches a legacy mine differently, but in NSW, the government prioritises remediation of sites that are either a risk to public safety, that pose an environmental risk or that offer no further benefits to the industry. There is little data on how many abandoned mines exist nationwide, but estimates venture about 60,000 sites, with others putting 573 of those in NSW. In the Hunter Valley alone, some 17 coal mines may close in the next 20 years. While it’s not somewhere you would want to spend much time, the site affords an insight into a problem for governments and industry that is only growing bigger – what do you do with a mine once you’re finished with it? The question is becoming increasingly important as mines and other fossil fuel-intensive projects across Australia wrap up. There is little to deter people from the area. While some mining shafts have been fenced off, others haven’t been marked – in some cases, trail bike riders have fallen down and injured themselves. If it were raining, the sulphur in the dirt would turn to sulphuric acid, damaging our lungs. The mine’s surroundings are so toxic that if it were windy, we’d be wearing masks. The Sunny Corner mine closed 100 years ago, but toxic water flows through the site, severely impacting any plants that grow. And when it gets dark, the only sound you can hear are gunshots as people hunt in the nearby state forest. The plants closest to the mine are either dead or an off-grey colour. The abandoned area, 37 kilometres from Bathurst, is eerie. Red dirt contrasts sharply with green banks of algae along the creek that trickles through the defunct Sunny Corner silver mine. He was the only AEF artist to serve in both wars.Normal text size Larger text size Very large text size During World War II, at age 60, he was once again commissioned as an army captain and created war art in the South Pacific. In 1922, Harding became the head of the department of illustration at the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts, remaining at the school until his retirement in 1958. He returned to American in February 1919 and before the end of the year published a lavish portfolio of his war art, The American Expeditionary Forces in Action. His war pictures are full of guns, airplanes, motorcycles, trucks, and tanks. In 1903 he began a successful career as an illustrator-author, which included international travel.Īfter becoming a war artist, Harding was particularly intrigued by the new technologies of war. ![]() Following in her footsteps, he studied at the Philadelphia Academy of Fine Arts, then with the distinguished illustrator-teacher Howard Pyle. Born into an artistic family in Philadelphia, Harding was particularly influenced by the art career of his older sister, Charlotte. ![]()
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