For more than half a century, the Liddell power station burned black coal to generate electricity to power New South Wales. Today, its two 168-metre tall concrete chimney stacks were demolished in a controlled explosion.

The demolition of the Liddell Power Station, which powered homes and businesses in NSW for more than 50 years, is underway.

For more than half a century, the Liddell power station burned black coal to generate electricity to power New South Wales. Today, its two 168-metre tall concrete chimney stacks…

For more than half a century, the Liddell power station burned black coal to generate electricity to power New South Wales. On Tuesday, its two 168-metre tall concrete chimney…

Chimney stacks from shuttered Liddell coal plant come down in a series of spectacular explosions, highlighting the close of one era, and the start of another.

Energy giant AGL orchestrated a controlled demolition of 170-metre chimneys as the site undergoes redevelopment

A pair of famous chimney stacks, which defined the architecture of Liddell Power Station in the NSW Hunter Valley, have been reduced to rubble.