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.

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…