In 1834 the British based General Mining Association built the first coal shipping pier in North Sydney. It also built the first iron railway in North America which ran between Sydney Mines and North Sydney, allowing the mined coal to be transferred to the ports for shipment.
En 1834, la société britannique General Mining Association a construit le premier quai de chargement de charbon à North Sydney et le tout premier chemin de fer en Amérique du Nord, qui reliait Sydney Mines et North Sydney et permettait le transport du charbon jusqu'aux ports d'où il était expédié.