Burnetts Face, Denniston.

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DescriptionSettlement at Burnett's Face started in 1886, the last resident leaving in 1956.
The name alludes to the face of coal, outcropping on the sides of the gully.
James Burnett first surveyed this coal seam in 1863 which is why it bears his name.

In 1901 the official population was 212 and the settlement took great pride in its self sufficiency. There were 2 hotels, a bakery, 3 general stores, a butchery, a fancy goods shop and a public school.
Post Office services as well as telephone and banking services were available in one of the general stores.

While Denniston had churches for all denominations, Burnett's Face had only a multi-denominational mission houseMap^[1]External LinkFriends of the HillContributorBlacks Point MuseumVideo

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Location (city or town)DennistonLandmark (Place)Crown HotelAlpine HotelOrganisation (eg business)Coal Mining.

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Category TagCoal Mining

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CommentsJohn Rosanowski Have seen a photo which tries to name the families that lived in some of the houses in the early 1900s. Am a bit dubious, given that the grandish square house, top left, is said to be my great grandparents', the Curraghs. More likely to be the mine manager's house, given its position and its size.

Colleen Byrne The big 2 story place is the crown Hotel the big building on the right is pullers shop there is a tiny cottage attached to the shop and along with a few other children we had piano lessons from Euenice Pullar married name milbank she was a very talented pianist the other hotel was the Alpine and as kids we played in the empty buildings early 1940.s then it was pulled down

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Burnetts Face, Denniston.

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