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27. At Lindenfels with George Edgar
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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
- Introduction: 0:00
- George Edgar: 0:49
- Changes at the Steelworks: 9:00
- Becoming General Manager: 17:34
- Lindenfels: 24:29
- No. 6 Blast Furnace: 27:06
- Reflection: 28:31
- Conclusion: 37:24
- 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- Historical reference to Jerry Platt as General Manager Iron & Steelmaking in Port Kembla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).
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Credits
- Edited by Martin Feld
- Recorded by Craig Nealon and Tim Robinson
Kapitel
1. Introduction (00:00:00)
2. George Edgar (00:00:49)
3. Changes at the Steelworks (00:09:00)
4. Becoming General Manager (00:17:34)
5. Lindenfels (00:24:29)
6. No. 6 Blast Furnace (00:27:06)
7. Reflection (00:28:31)
8. Conclusion (00:37:24)
9. One More Thing (00:38:21)
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