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Noel Compton (-1994) - Engineer, Hunter Valley County Council. Recorded 9 February 1984. Part 1/2.
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SummaryNoel Compton
Recorded 09 February 1984
Part 1/2
0:42
Gordon Cartwright.
Frank Scanlon.
Hunter Valley County Council formed by Government decree, 1957.
Amalgamation of councils.
1:54
Caledonian Collieries.
Stanford Main.
Richmond Main, 1908.
Hebburn No. 2 supplied power to Weston.
3:33
West Maitland Municipal Council.
Started work 1935.
Electricity connected, 22 Feb. 1922.
Zaara Street Power station.
4:07
Maitland Gas Company.
Electricity travelled via 33000 v line.
Hamilton Switching Station.
Whitburn supplied Greta, Branxton.
6:23.
Changeover of Greta power, 1936-7.
Rutherford-Branxton, 11000 v line.
Peter Thompson.
Greta substation.
Re-opening of Whitburn Colliery.
10:05
Rothbury Colliery.
North Rothbury township.
Pokolbin power connected, 1954.
West Maitland Municipal Council bought power from railway.
Church Street.
13:08
Electricity Authority NSW, 1946.
Power extended to rural areas.
Sydney-Newcastle 66000 v power line.
Rural subsidy scheme.
15:12
Extension to Lostock.
Extension to Gresford.
Power shortage, 1949-50.
Rothbury power plant c.1950.
16:32
General Electric steam generators.
Newcastle-Maitland power line.
Sam Turner, Electrical Engineer/Manager, 1922-38.
Church St depot, layout and location.
22:22
Andrew Spinney, Chief Clerk.
Ted Tudor.
Ted Tudor, Electrical Engineer/Manager 1938-45.
Ted Tudor, Chief Engineer, Richmond Main.
23:56
E.W. Thorncroft, 1945-53.
David McVey.
Electricity Authority Report.
Outline of original proposal.
Caledonian Collieries.
27:55
Hunter Valley County Council County Council formed, 1957.
Frank Stein (County Clerk).
Gordon Cartwright.
Frank Chandler (Deputy County Clerk).
Bob Brown.
32:18
Harold Hartman (Deputy Chief Engineer).
Frank Buckman.
Jim Smith (Distribution Engineer).
32:38
Noel Compton (Design Engineer).
Ian Hotchkis.
Joe McHarg.
Ian Stewart.
33:24
Bruce McKensey.
John Russell.
Tom Day.
Les Collins.
Negotiations with coal companies.
38:01
Supply of electricity to villages.
Maitland-Cessnock power line, 1954-5.
Agreement between Electrical Commission and collieries.
Telarah-Aberdare power line.
Aberdare Extended.
Paxton Colliery.
Stanford Main No.2.
44:53
End (Tape 58/Side A)
Compton, Noel Cedric, -1994PersonJack DelaneyDepicts or Relates ToBruce McKenseyIan HotchkisJoe McHargCollectionVoices of the HunterPlaceCessnock, NSWLocation[1] Cessnock, NSWIdentifier058A
Recorded 09 February 1984
Part 1/2
0:42
Gordon Cartwright.
Frank Scanlon.
Hunter Valley County Council formed by Government decree, 1957.
Amalgamation of councils.
1:54
Caledonian Collieries.
Stanford Main.
Richmond Main, 1908.
Hebburn No. 2 supplied power to Weston.
3:33
West Maitland Municipal Council.
Started work 1935.
Electricity connected, 22 Feb. 1922.
Zaara Street Power station.
4:07
Maitland Gas Company.
Electricity travelled via 33000 v line.
Hamilton Switching Station.
Whitburn supplied Greta, Branxton.
6:23.
Changeover of Greta power, 1936-7.
Rutherford-Branxton, 11000 v line.
Peter Thompson.
Greta substation.
Re-opening of Whitburn Colliery.
10:05
Rothbury Colliery.
North Rothbury township.
Pokolbin power connected, 1954.
West Maitland Municipal Council bought power from railway.
Church Street.
13:08
Electricity Authority NSW, 1946.
Power extended to rural areas.
Sydney-Newcastle 66000 v power line.
Rural subsidy scheme.
15:12
Extension to Lostock.
Extension to Gresford.
Power shortage, 1949-50.
Rothbury power plant c.1950.
16:32
General Electric steam generators.
Newcastle-Maitland power line.
Sam Turner, Electrical Engineer/Manager, 1922-38.
Church St depot, layout and location.
22:22
Andrew Spinney, Chief Clerk.
Ted Tudor.
Ted Tudor, Electrical Engineer/Manager 1938-45.
Ted Tudor, Chief Engineer, Richmond Main.
23:56
E.W. Thorncroft, 1945-53.
David McVey.
Electricity Authority Report.
Outline of original proposal.
Caledonian Collieries.
27:55
Hunter Valley County Council County Council formed, 1957.
Frank Stein (County Clerk).
Gordon Cartwright.
Frank Chandler (Deputy County Clerk).
Bob Brown.
32:18
Harold Hartman (Deputy Chief Engineer).
Frank Buckman.
Jim Smith (Distribution Engineer).
32:38
Noel Compton (Design Engineer).
Ian Hotchkis.
Joe McHarg.
Ian Stewart.
33:24
Bruce McKensey.
John Russell.
Tom Day.
Les Collins.
Negotiations with coal companies.
38:01
Supply of electricity to villages.
Maitland-Cessnock power line, 1954-5.
Agreement between Electrical Commission and collieries.
Telarah-Aberdare power line.
Aberdare Extended.
Paxton Colliery.
Stanford Main No.2.
44:53
End (Tape 58/Side A)
Compton, Noel Cedric, -1994PersonJack DelaneyDepicts or Relates ToBruce McKenseyIan HotchkisJoe McHargCollectionVoices of the HunterPlaceCessnock, NSWLocation[1] Cessnock, NSWIdentifier058Aloading google map....
Delaney, Jack, 1919-2010, Noel Compton (-1994) - Engineer, Hunter Valley County Council. Recorded 9 February 1984. Part 1/2., [058A]. Living Histories, accessed 29/09/2023, https://livinghistories.newcastle.edu.au/nodes/view/55621