Blues, no wonder, along with NSW, you exploded with relief, with an impossible win, on the death knell. Well and truly outgunned for much of the match. Still two to go. Try hitting your stride from the start, and sticking to it. Getting real worn out, after so many years of underperformance, since 1980.
Your headline "End of an era" (Newcastle Herald, 27/5), is only partly correct. Liddell was one of 27 steam power stations built in NSW over the past century - from Tamworth in 1888 to Mt Piper in 1993. Each reflected the ambitions, engineering confidence and energy demands of its time. Just as importantly, they were built, operated and maintained by generations of engineers, operators, tradesmen, support staff and contractors whose skills and commitment kept the state supplied with electricity for decades. Entire communities and working lives were shaped around these stations. No more will be built. Only four remain - Vales Point, Eraring, Bayswater and Mt Piper - and all are likely to close within the next decade. So yes, it marks the end of an era for the Liddell site itself. But more broadly, it is part of the ongoing end of the era of coal-fired generation that shaped NSW: powering industrialisation, the growth of cities, and the standard of living many Australians have long taken for granted.
