History remembered at Mount Kembla Heritage Festival in preparation for Monday's moving candle ceremony

Greg Ellis
Updated July 31 2017 - 4:43pm, first published July 30 2017 - 6:10pm
Remembering the past: Mia Dewhurst, Emma Czarnosz, Matilda Bowmaker and Kade Bowmaker enjoying the sunshine at Mount Kembla Heritage Festival. Picture: Sylvia Liber.
Remembering the past: Mia Dewhurst, Emma Czarnosz, Matilda Bowmaker and Kade Bowmaker enjoying the sunshine at Mount Kembla Heritage Festival. Picture: Sylvia Liber.

A 96 Candles Ceremony is being held at Kembla Heights Community Hall on Monday night to remember the 96 men and boys killed in the Mount Kembla mining disaster in 1902.

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Greg Ellis

Greg Ellis

Business Editor

Almost four decades in electronic, print and digital media. A writer, presenter, emcee, photographer and videographer with degrees in business management, marketing and human resources and tertiary qualifications in photography.

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