Ron had written to ‘The Big Australian’ when he was looking at buying the home at Abermain, but when that deal fell through he had put things on hold for awhile.

So now Ron contacted the BHP once again and although there were no vacancies to speak of at that time, they recalled his prior contact and gave him a start in any case.

First day on the job: ‘Ron can you go to the equipment shed at the end of this building and fetch a wheelbarrow’, was the leading hands instruction. Ron immediately set out for the shed that had been pointed out to him, in doing so, he took the shortest route he could navigate. He collected the barrow and returned to the ‘gang’ as quickly as he could. ‘Wrong’, was the ‘reprimand’ given to Ron at this point, not because he had actually done the incorrect thing, but rather because: ‘You are too fast, walk slowly and take the longest route in future’ was the correction he was offered. This amused Ron greatly, he was used to getting a job done to the best of his ability and as efficiently as possible and this included being as quick as the task at hand allowed. But Ron was now employed for eight hours a day and those hours needed to be paced so there was something left to do tomorrow.

On Wednesday 30 September 2009 at 11:00am, a 10th anniversary ceremony will be held at the “Muster Point” sculpture on Industrial Drive, near the entrance to the steelworks site.

Julie Squire the sculptor of the Muster Point, Jack Risby past General Manager of the steelworks, and Craig Norman GM Hunter Development Corporation will speak at the ceremony followed by refreshments. Everyone is welcome to attend.

For more details contact:

Ph 4926 1117
Mob 0419 241 731
Email bobcook@pacific.net.au

"Mayfield's 'forgotten monument' to steelmaking could be spruced up in time for next month's 10th anniversary of BHP's closure, and opened more frequently to the public."

Click here to read the full article: BHP reunion to shine a light on Muster Point artwork at abc.net.au

Photo's of The Muster Point can be viewed here.

The attached document is a Hunter United Newsletter from September 1999. It contains stories from (then) BHP employees and what they were going to do after BHP.

Click here to read: Hunter United Newsletter - September 1999

Greetings,

Here's a link to a recent article posted on www.abc.net.au discussing the current state of The Muster Point.

Click here to read: Local heritage enthusiast discovers Mayfield's 'forgotten' monument.

Photo's of The Muster Point can be viewed here.