Wollongong coal mining industry heavyweight Bob Kininmonth has finally been recognised for his contribution to the industry.
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Kininmonth is to receive a prestigious award from the Australasian Institute of Mining and Metallurgy.
The awards were announced by AusIMM on Thursday, with Kininmonth rewarded with the Beryl Jacka award for 2020 for his extraordinary and sustained service to the AusIMM.
Bob Kininmonth will be presented with this award at a formal dinner function in Queenstown, New Zealand later this year and full citations will be published in the AusIMM Bulletin.
This is a well deserved honour, said Graham Pryor, the secretary of the Mineral Heritage Subcommittee of the Illawarra Branch of AusIMM.
After graduating from Otago University in 1945 with a Bachelor's degree in Mining Engineering, Kininmonth worked in the mining industry for the next 43 years.
His diverse roles and duties included being a Inspector and Senior Inspector of Coal Mines in Wollongong.
He joined AUS IMM and is currently an active and supportive member, with 54-years of active service. He is directly affiliated with the Illawarra Branch and the Mining Heritage Subcommittee.
Throughout his long and extensive career Kininmonth was involved in organising mine's rescue personnel associated with rescue attempts following the 1979 Appin mine explosion, which caused the death of 14 mine workers.
In 1993 he was instrumental in the publishing of Monograph 21 "History of coal mining in Australia", the first reference book to explain how this important industry started and developed.
In 2012 he received the Annual Australian Coal Operators Conference Award.
"In all instances Bob Kininmonth has been the primary instigator in promoting learning within the coal mining industry both for the Illawarra and Australia," Fellow AUS IMM, Dr Christopher Royce Harvey said.
"Bob's long standing work and dedication to the coal mining industry and to AUS IMM is in need of recognition and I believe him to be a most worthy recipient of AusIMM highest honours such as the "Honorary Fellowship Award" or "Beryl Jacka Award"."
Agron Latifi
Wollongong born and bred. I love reporting about the Illawarra region and have been doing it for more than 20 years. I've moved into sport recently after covering the education round for the last five plus years for the Illawarra Mercury. It's been a great pleasure.
Wollongong born and bred. I love reporting about the Illawarra region and have been doing it for more than 20 years. I've moved into sport recently after covering the education round for the last five plus years for the Illawarra Mercury. It's been a great pleasure.
