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Tom Jeffrey - Mixed business manager, Kearsley. Recorded 18 March 1985. Part 1/1.
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SummaryTom Jeffery
Recorded on 18 March 1985
Part 1 of 1
0:30
Early Kearsley history. Interview took place at Vic Jeffery’s house and includes Tom’s wife, Grace and Vic’s wife, Joyce.
He first arrived 19/3/1931. The church that was blown down by a cyclone before 1938 – the Anglican Church, the Miner’s Hall. The day of Maggie Tomlinson’s wedding. December 1938. A wild storm. A narrow path of destruction. Tom and Grace suggest Jack talk to Monica Lewis née Burke and her mother to get early history regarding the church and when it was built.
5:05
The population was 1,200 people when Tom first came to Kearsley.
6:22
The night of the cyclone – it was as if an atomic bomb had been dropped. Dec. 1938. The Church of England Hall, there were 150 people in it when it tilted. The day of Maggie Tomlinson’s wedding.
12:35
Location of Tom’s shop. He had a mixed business, groceries and ice creams, petrol. Bartlett.
16:00
Grace’s sister went to England. Grace was born at Randwick. She taught at Darlinghurst, Tumbarumba and Terrigal teaching.
17:05
Arriving at the Kearsley pub – experience of the early days at Kearsley. Nick Govoronsky drove the early buses. In 1931 (Bill and Arthur) the Hancocks had died – Tom arrived after 1931. Peter Phillips took over from Govoronsky. Bunny Sneddon. Holidays in the Morris Minor.
23:55
Old Mrs. Gresham at Bellbird. Jack’s difficulty finding information on the storm. Norm and Ethel Kergan.
26:45
The Ridgeleys had information on Abernethy Church. It was built by Jimmy Laut’s father. They originally built it for a dance hall. Jimmy and Charley.
Joyce and Vic got married in 1947, when Joyce was very young. Eileen.
29:26
The Russells from Belmont were Catholics and might have more information. They lived next to the Co-op store.
Harold Atkinson. Tomlinson’s. Rover’s buses.
31:35
George Ryder – early days before the company moved to opposite the Fire Station. The furniture store fire December 1934. George Ryder was living in Bellevue Hill at this time.
34:20
The Fitzpatricks. Dick and Benny Fitzpatrick. Edie Batterham.
36:05
George Harding and his wife Sybil.
37:35
The shock of Harry Peters dying. He was always on the go. Other people who passed away, Mary Dougherty. Jack Dougherty (Mary’s brother).
Jack’s health. He recalls almost being run over while out walking.
43:36
End of Tape 102, Side B, Part 1 of 1.
SubjectJeffrey, Thomas William, 1906-1998PersonJack DelaneyDepicts or Relates ToNick GovoronskyGeorge RyderCharlie Laut (1909-1997) - Mineworker. Recorded 7 May 1979. Part 1/1.CollectionVoices of the HunterPlaceKearsley, NSWLocation[1] Kearsley, NSWIdentifier102B
Recorded on 18 March 1985
Part 1 of 1
0:30
Early Kearsley history. Interview took place at Vic Jeffery’s house and includes Tom’s wife, Grace and Vic’s wife, Joyce.
He first arrived 19/3/1931. The church that was blown down by a cyclone before 1938 – the Anglican Church, the Miner’s Hall. The day of Maggie Tomlinson’s wedding. December 1938. A wild storm. A narrow path of destruction. Tom and Grace suggest Jack talk to Monica Lewis née Burke and her mother to get early history regarding the church and when it was built.
5:05
The population was 1,200 people when Tom first came to Kearsley.
6:22
The night of the cyclone – it was as if an atomic bomb had been dropped. Dec. 1938. The Church of England Hall, there were 150 people in it when it tilted. The day of Maggie Tomlinson’s wedding.
12:35
Location of Tom’s shop. He had a mixed business, groceries and ice creams, petrol. Bartlett.
16:00
Grace’s sister went to England. Grace was born at Randwick. She taught at Darlinghurst, Tumbarumba and Terrigal teaching.
17:05
Arriving at the Kearsley pub – experience of the early days at Kearsley. Nick Govoronsky drove the early buses. In 1931 (Bill and Arthur) the Hancocks had died – Tom arrived after 1931. Peter Phillips took over from Govoronsky. Bunny Sneddon. Holidays in the Morris Minor.
23:55
Old Mrs. Gresham at Bellbird. Jack’s difficulty finding information on the storm. Norm and Ethel Kergan.
26:45
The Ridgeleys had information on Abernethy Church. It was built by Jimmy Laut’s father. They originally built it for a dance hall. Jimmy and Charley.
Joyce and Vic got married in 1947, when Joyce was very young. Eileen.
29:26
The Russells from Belmont were Catholics and might have more information. They lived next to the Co-op store.
Harold Atkinson. Tomlinson’s. Rover’s buses.
31:35
George Ryder – early days before the company moved to opposite the Fire Station. The furniture store fire December 1934. George Ryder was living in Bellevue Hill at this time.
34:20
The Fitzpatricks. Dick and Benny Fitzpatrick. Edie Batterham.
36:05
George Harding and his wife Sybil.
37:35
The shock of Harry Peters dying. He was always on the go. Other people who passed away, Mary Dougherty. Jack Dougherty (Mary’s brother).
Jack’s health. He recalls almost being run over while out walking.
43:36
End of Tape 102, Side B, Part 1 of 1.
SubjectJeffrey, Thomas William, 1906-1998PersonJack DelaneyDepicts or Relates ToNick GovoronskyGeorge RyderCharlie Laut (1909-1997) - Mineworker. Recorded 7 May 1979. Part 1/1.CollectionVoices of the HunterPlaceKearsley, NSWLocation[1] Kearsley, NSWIdentifier102Bloading google map....
Delaney, Jack, 1919-2010, Tom Jeffrey - Mixed business manager, Kearsley. Recorded 18 March 1985. Part 1/1., [102B]. Living Histories, accessed 01/10/2023, https://livinghistories.newcastle.edu.au/nodes/view/55672