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“The Red Head” or now Redhead Bluff. Photograph by Emma Bowd.
At the time of World War 1 there were about 30 to 60 houses in Redhead.
The typical accommodation at the time was the miners cottage, examples
of which still exist in Cowlishaw Street, Redhead.
The traditional owners of the land around the Redhead area were the
Awabakal people. The Awabakal Nature Reserve containing seven
ecosystems is a current example of the environment faced by these
original land managers and which influenced their lifestyle.
Coal mines including those at Redhead had developed along the train line
from Newcastle. This meant that the miners, especially those from Wales
and England had populated areas around the mines. At the time of World
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