Then a little engine would chuff along the pier, shoving a string of tip-up trucks, and little men would saunter across the sky-line, and there would be a fine dimness of black dust round the low, red ship at the end of the jetty.

It was over 200 meters long and was built by William Weaver, an engineer who worked for the Bulli Coal Company.

George Adams acquired the Bulli Coal Company in 1894[6] and commenced reconstruction of the jetty.

He added about 30 meters to its length and raised it to allow the safe loading of much larger coal ships.

The newspaper report said that “without the slightest warning the centre portion of the jetty suddenly subsided and disappeared into the sea.

One of the employees had only half a minute previously stepped onto the higher portion at the sea end of the jetty which was left standing.

"[9] Two months later the remaining part at the sea end was also destroyed but this time the destruction was caused by a fierce storm.

At the age of 27 he commenced work at the jetty soon after it was opened and remained there until his retirement twenty-four years later.