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Ray Matthews et al - Ellalong & Congewai memories. [n.d.]. Part 1/1.
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SummaryRAY MATTHEWS et al
Date Recorded Unknown
Part 1/1
Several people are speaking on this tape, including Ray Matthews, and possibly Sam Findlay.
0:09
Jack is talking to Ray Matthews [and his sister] about the Lings. Jacob Ling came from Ellalong. Norton Ling. George Ling. Reg Wade's wife was one of the Lings. Chopping up melons.
2:33
At Congewoi they had 22 bullock teams.
Ray's talks about his school days and difficulty getting jobs out of school.
4:03
They discuss Fletcher's bullock teams. There were three children in the Fletcher family: Rita got thrown by a horse, Clara-Lee, Melba married a Vernon.
Other people who had bullock teams, Phillip, Ollie Jackson, Tom Smith, Laurie Smith. They were all carting logs
5:29
"Hop" James owned the first mill on the left hand side, then Whiting's mill, sawmills, soft wood mills Cedar and Sassafras, Hop went to Waratah
A picture of the Congewoi Valley from Flat Rock a nice view.
7:18
A picture of Yango Creek is shown. Ray never worked that area. The Congewoi home. Where to get good bark for homes.
Stan Matthews (their oldest brother) The Crossleys, Dick Crossley married a Burgess, caretaker at Extended,
17:23
Uncle Arthur was born in Kangaroo Flat, Mt. View, there used to be a good cricket ground there, Alf Gibson, Patty Gibson used to live around there.
They discuss Ray's hearing loss, industrial deafness, dealing with the Union
"Old" Jack Gehrig got $5,000 for industrial deafness. They discuss further compensation for industrial deafness.
15:02
Les Mattocks, Harold Johns was his father-in-law.
Jack started in the railways in 1934, his mother never let him go into the pits because so many of his mother's family died in the pits.
George Chapman
Colin Chapman
Ron Chapman
18:55
Norman Chapman ("Bluebell")
Location of Chapman's bus depot
Frank Farrelly
20:51
Nellie Matthews
Amos Fogg
Ken Stevens
24:16
Accident involving girl of Major
Bill Davey
Extended discussion
34:08
Sawyer's Gully School
Keinbah School
Millie Cooper, Joe Cooper
37:07
Ira Samms, Jim Samms
Samms, photographer of early Cessnock
Galloway
39:39
Errol Mews
Relation of Nicolls to Barnhards
Claude Nicolls
Lance Nicolls
43:37
End (Tape 42/Side B) Part 1/1
SubjectMatthews, RaymondPersonJack DelaneyDepicts or Relates ToGeorge ChapmanBilly DaveyGeorge ChapmanJack GehrigCollectionVoices of the HunterLocation[1] Ellalong, NSW[2] Congewai, NSWIdentifier042B
Date Recorded Unknown
Part 1/1
Several people are speaking on this tape, including Ray Matthews, and possibly Sam Findlay.
0:09
Jack is talking to Ray Matthews [and his sister] about the Lings. Jacob Ling came from Ellalong. Norton Ling. George Ling. Reg Wade's wife was one of the Lings. Chopping up melons.
2:33
At Congewoi they had 22 bullock teams.
Ray's talks about his school days and difficulty getting jobs out of school.
4:03
They discuss Fletcher's bullock teams. There were three children in the Fletcher family: Rita got thrown by a horse, Clara-Lee, Melba married a Vernon.
Other people who had bullock teams, Phillip, Ollie Jackson, Tom Smith, Laurie Smith. They were all carting logs
5:29
"Hop" James owned the first mill on the left hand side, then Whiting's mill, sawmills, soft wood mills Cedar and Sassafras, Hop went to Waratah
A picture of the Congewoi Valley from Flat Rock a nice view.
7:18
A picture of Yango Creek is shown. Ray never worked that area. The Congewoi home. Where to get good bark for homes.
Stan Matthews (their oldest brother) The Crossleys, Dick Crossley married a Burgess, caretaker at Extended,
17:23
Uncle Arthur was born in Kangaroo Flat, Mt. View, there used to be a good cricket ground there, Alf Gibson, Patty Gibson used to live around there.
They discuss Ray's hearing loss, industrial deafness, dealing with the Union
"Old" Jack Gehrig got $5,000 for industrial deafness. They discuss further compensation for industrial deafness.
15:02
Les Mattocks, Harold Johns was his father-in-law.
Jack started in the railways in 1934, his mother never let him go into the pits because so many of his mother's family died in the pits.
George Chapman
Colin Chapman
Ron Chapman
18:55
Norman Chapman ("Bluebell")
Location of Chapman's bus depot
Frank Farrelly
20:51
Nellie Matthews
Amos Fogg
Ken Stevens
24:16
Accident involving girl of Major
Bill Davey
Extended discussion
34:08
Sawyer's Gully School
Keinbah School
Millie Cooper, Joe Cooper
37:07
Ira Samms, Jim Samms
Samms, photographer of early Cessnock
Galloway
39:39
Errol Mews
Relation of Nicolls to Barnhards
Claude Nicolls
Lance Nicolls
43:37
End (Tape 42/Side B) Part 1/1
SubjectMatthews, RaymondPersonJack DelaneyDepicts or Relates ToGeorge ChapmanBilly DaveyGeorge ChapmanJack GehrigCollectionVoices of the HunterLocation[1] Ellalong, NSW[2] Congewai, NSWIdentifier042Bloading google map....
Delaney, Jack, 1919-2010, Ray Matthews et al - Ellalong & Congewai memories. [n.d.]. Part 1/1., [042B]. Living Histories, accessed 05/10/2023, https://livinghistories.newcastle.edu.au/nodes/view/55591