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These photos of Mackey (Macky) grave sites and the Bulli mine disaster monument and memorial plaque were kindly provided by Sandra Wood in Australia around February of 2008. As usual, the spelling of "Macky" is variable, sometimes seen as Mackey, Mackie, etc.

Grave of William and Agnes Mackie and James King Headstone of John and Thomas Mackie The headstone reads
Sacred
to the Memory of
JOHN
Aged 18 Years
Also
THOMAS
Aged 14 Years
Beloved Sons of
JOHN & AGNES MACKIE
Grave of William and Agnes Mackie
and James King		 Broken headstone of John and
Thomas Mackie


Bulli Coal Mine Disaster

Monument to those lost at the Bulli coal mine disaster Plaque about the Bulli coal mine disaster "The scene at the Pit top after the 1887 Bulli mine disaster"
Monument Plaque "The scene at the Pit..."

John and Thomas Mackey were among the 81 men and boys killed in the Bulli colliery disaster of 1887. The plaque shown above reads:
The nearby Scottish granite monument was erected by the NSW Government in 1888 in memory of the 81 men and boys killed in the Bulli disaster of 1887.

The victims, including 17 boys, were killed as a result of an explosion at the Bulli Colliery on March 23, 1887 at 2:30pm.

The bodies of those killed are buried in the adjacent Saint Augustine's Anglican grave yard, Corrimal Catholic Cemetery and the Presbyterian burial ground at Woonona.

The men left behind 150 orphans and 50 widows.

A memorial service is held at the monument on March 23 of each year.

Major advancements in technology and safety have taken place in the mining industry since the Bulli disaster; the mines of the Southern District are working to ensure such disasters do not occur again.
The plaque was erected by the Black Diamond District Heritage Committee with assistance from the Joint Coal Board, BHP Steel Collieries Division, Wollongong City Council, Caines Concrete and the Southern District Miners Women's Auxiliary on March 23, 1997.