s ▁two ▁coal ▁j ett ies ▁were ▁exposed ▁to ▁rough ▁se as ▁during ▁bad ▁weather . ▁The ▁new ▁break w aters ▁of ▁the ▁Out er ▁Har bour ▁not ▁only ▁provided ▁a ▁reli ably ▁safe ▁anch orage ▁but ▁also ▁protected ▁the ▁j ett ies ▁structures ▁from ▁damage . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 0 6 , ▁the ▁North ▁Bul li ▁Company ▁won ▁the ▁right ▁to ▁use ▁Port ▁K emb la ▁to ▁ship ▁its ▁coal , ▁do oming ▁its ▁H ick ' s ▁Point ▁Jet ty ▁at ▁Austin mer . ▁At ▁the ▁time , ▁the ▁Southern ▁Co al ▁Jet ty ▁was ▁the ▁only ▁jet ty ▁on ▁the ▁southern ▁coal fields ▁capable ▁of ▁loading ▁large ▁ocean - going ▁vessels . ▁The ▁Southern ▁Co al ▁Co .— h aving ▁lost ▁the ▁tender ▁— was ▁forced ▁to ▁ship ▁much ▁of ▁its ▁coal ▁via ▁the ▁M t ▁K emb la ▁Wh arf ▁and ▁via ▁Bell amb i . ▁A ▁new ▁coal ▁jet ty ▁was ▁built ▁to ▁the ▁north ▁of ▁the ▁two ▁existing ▁coal ▁j ett ies . ▁The ▁coal ▁loading ▁equipment ▁and ▁jet ty ▁was ▁designed ▁by ▁the ▁NS W ▁Department ▁of ▁Public ▁Works ▁under ▁the ▁direction ▁of ▁Ernest ▁de ▁Burg h ▁and ▁constructed ▁by ▁contract ors ▁Kelly ▁& ▁Lewis ▁in ▁ 1 9 1 4 . ▁The ▁new ▁coal ▁jet ty ▁opened ▁in ▁ 1 9 1 5 ▁and ▁became ▁' No . 1 ▁Jet ty ', ▁the ▁Southern ▁Co al ▁Jet ty ▁became ▁No . 2 ▁Jet ty , ▁and ▁the ▁M t ▁K emb la ▁Jet