. ▁ ▁The ▁first ▁ship ment ▁of ▁iron ▁ore ▁for ▁use ▁in ▁Australian ▁Iron ▁and ▁Ste el ' s ▁new ▁bl ast ▁furn ace ▁was ▁received ▁from ▁Why alla , ▁South ▁Australia ▁in ▁ 1 9 2 8 . ▁The ▁ore ▁ship ment ▁of ▁ 5 , 5 0 0 ▁t onnes ▁had ▁been ▁m ined ▁by ▁the ▁Bro ken ▁Hill ▁Prop ri et ary ▁Company ▁at ▁Iron ▁Kn ob ▁in ▁the ▁Middle back ▁R anges . ▁In ▁ 1 9 5 2 ▁the ▁first ▁Y amp i - class ▁bulk ▁carri ers ▁delivered ▁iron ▁ore ▁to ▁Port ▁K emb la , ▁carrying ▁maximum ▁loads ▁of ▁ 1 1 , 0 0 0 ▁t onnes . ▁The ▁A . I . & ▁S . ▁wh arf ▁no ▁longer ▁exists , ▁with ▁all ▁A . I . & ▁S . ▁cargo es ▁now ▁using ▁the ▁ber th s ▁of ▁the ▁Inner ▁Har bour . ▁ ▁Inner ▁Har bour ▁ ▁Pl anned ▁expansion ▁of ▁the ▁steel works ▁at ▁Port ▁K emb la ▁necess itated ▁that ▁new ▁port ▁facilities ▁be ▁created ▁adjacent ▁to ▁the ▁area ▁that ▁would ▁become ▁the ▁No . 2 ▁Ste el works . ▁The ▁New ▁South ▁Wales ▁State ▁Government ▁agreed ▁to ▁build ▁a ▁new ▁' inner ▁har bour '. ▁The ▁Inner ▁Har bour ▁was ▁created ▁by ▁d red ging ▁the ▁former ▁Tom ▁Th umb ▁L ago on , ▁beginning ▁in ▁January ▁ 1 9 5 6 ▁and ▁with ▁the ▁completion ▁of ▁the ▁first ▁stage ▁of ▁the ▁new ▁har bour ▁in ▁November ▁ 1