Steel Tapping Colour:Black Part of the Sundell Holden

Part of the Sundell Holden series

and an abandoned machine sitting in the passage beyond

introduced in 1972 using 200/250 tonne vessels

The Leichhardt factory

and a green-trimmed doorframe and exit sign remain against the emptied shell

Steel Tapping Colour:Black Part of the Sundell HoldenA tap hole opens on one of Port Kembla Steelworks' basic oxygen steelmaking vessels, and molten steel pours in a cascade of sparks that lights up the converter shop from floor to roof. Basic oxygen steelmaking arrived at Port Kembla in 1972, replacing the open hearth furnaces that had run since 1931. Part of the BlueScope Port Kembla series.