We welcome a special guest back to our Port Kembla Steelworks in Australia: Mr. George Edgar, who was the first-ever Wollongong-born-and-raised General Manager of the site. Meeting at the historic former general manager’s residence, Lindenfels, George shares his personal story and insights into how steelmaking has changed over time.

Chapters

1. Introduction: 0:00
2. George Edgar: 0:49
3. Changes at the Steelworks: 9:00
4. Becoming General Manager: 17:34
5. Lindenfels: 24:29
6. No. 6 Blast Furnace: 27:06
7. Reflection: 28:31
8. Conclusion: 37:24
9. One More Thing: 38:21

Links

• Read a transcript of the episode.
• Watch a shorter version of this interview at TVBlueScope on YouTube, which includes shots of Lindenfels and other archival imagery.
• Port Kembla Steelworks (BlueScope in the Illawarra)
• Wollongong, New South Wales
• Metallurgy
• Cleary Bros
• Australian Iron & Steel
• Lysaght (Australian company)
• Lysaght (company website)
• FocusOn Hot Strip Mill (TVBlueScope video)
• The 'Engineering Building' is now the Sirius Building.
• FocusOn Continuous Casting (TVBlueScope video, showing slabs today)
• Whyalla, South Australia
• John B. Prescott
• EPA = Environmental Protection Agency
• BHP Steel became BlueScope, following its spin-off from (then) BHP Billiton in 2002.
• Our Bond
• Mount Keira
• Augustus Albert 'Gus' Parish
• Learn more about No. 6 Blast Furnace in Major Projects at the Port Kembla Steelworks (TVBlueScope video).
• Historical reference to Jerry Platt as General Manager Iron & Steelmaking in Port Kembla
• The Dam Busters (1955 film)
• See shots of Lindenfels in WIN News BlueScope Community Event and 90 Years of the Steelworks (TVBlueScope video).

Connect with Us

• Corporate website
• LinkedIn page
• TVBlueScope on YouTube

Credits

• Edited by Martin Feld
• Recorded by Craig Nealon and Tim Robinson