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Jim Orr (1908-2001) - Mine worker and football enthusiast. Recorded 23 January 1979. Part 1/1.

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SummaryTAPE 200A JIM ORR

00:40
Billy Orr, brother, is a union rep. Hughey Orr (soccer)

1:18
Jim Orr. The Orrs were not born in Australia. The Orr family arrived in 1927.
Mary Orr sister married to Jack Evans

1:33
Emigrated to Australia from Scotland,1927
Started work at Maitland Main, age 16

1:35
John the eldest brother died in 1939.

1:41
Jean, his sister died in Scotland

1:46
Bill, the brother followed Jean. Jim followed Bill.

1:53
Hugh was next. Jessie, his sister was next.

1:59
Ken Howard from Cedar Creek married Jessie.

2:24
Dick, brother who died aged 39.

2:31
Joe and then Mary, the youngest.

2:45
John Orr worked at Millfield and many of the others started at Maitland Main.

2:58
Fred Hallam was Jim's brother-in-law

3:07
Frank Hallam, brother-in-law is the eldest in his family.

3:12
Nell Hallam, sister-in-law to Jim

3:35
Progression of work duties at Maitland Main. Billy became involved through the Miner's Federation.

4:23
Penalty clause, Maitland Main
Frank Davis

5:00
Coal Board Wednesday tennis competition.

5:30
The Hetherington family owned Maitland Main

5:45
Ken Broadhead

6:10
Beau Stephenson was the engineer after Arthur Devlin

7:21
Kalingo Colliery

7:23
Paxton Colliery
Branxton Colliery

10:20
Jim lived at Greta Main.

10:25
For 11 years Jim lived at Paxton when married.

11:10
Bobby Blane, the Wilsons. The Cusacks.

11:40
Bobby Marshall

11:41
Wally Johnson

11:46
Bob Clark and Snowy Clark

12:05
Bobby Hodge brother in law to Snow Clark.

12:10
Davey Blane, Bill Chisholm.

12:29
Benny Kelly

12:37
Arthur Millen, Maitland Main manager surveyor who came from Aberdare Central. "A spade was a spade with him".

13:37
Harry Porter, chief clerk

13:48
Harvey Porter - Harry's son.

13:54
Wally Wilson was in business with Harvey.

14:05
Marion Porter and Madeline Lovett

14:33
Dave Wilson and his daughter Helen

14:47
May Wilson married Gordon Bailey

15:36
Jimmy Paul from Greta Main.

16:26
Maitland Main began working, 1922

16:32
Darby Munro was a manager at Maitland Main

16:40
Jack Stephenson had a poultry farm on top of Hospital Hill and was the first manager at Maitland Main

17:04
Bob Hodge was the under manager from Greta Main.

17:11
George Hodge was Bob's brother.

19:03
Recollection of The Lockout and the Depression

19:51
Payment of sick leave, Maitland Main

20:33
Jim has two sons - Jim Orr son, Alec Orr nephew (John's son)

20:46
Bruce Orr is his second son
Betty Orr

21:38
Recollection of accident, Maitland Main - skip got away. Maitland Main was a good and safe pit. No gas.

22:35
Recalls working at Aberdare Extended - the smell of gas was noticeable.

23:57
Abernock pit - small pit on Convent Hill. Worked by the two Brown
brothers who hand winched the coal up.

24:38
Tom Cooper found him work at Mittagong. £20 a week.

25:10
Price of anthracite coal, c.1940 - £19 a ton.

27:17
Dick Henwood, Aberdare No.7

27:54
Jack Hayes

28:18
Chook Henwood

28:41
Recalls playing soccer for Paxton playing in the South Maitland competition. Hughey played centre forward in the State side. Freddie Hallam was the goalie.

30:02
Paid shilling per/week to play

30:21
Aberdare Pirates Soccer Club

31:23
Capper Tomlinson drove for the Bullock Company.

32:38
Jim was born in Bankhead, Kilmarnock 1908

33:24
David "Dai" Price

34:52
Recollection of early Cessnock houses - old miner style houses.

37:30
Jim McCallum. Heddon Greta.

39:26
Kevin Phillips.

Tape duration: 42:19
Last edited by: Dave Trimble

SubjectOrr, James Boyd, 1908-2001 Last edited by: lyn.keily@newcastle.edu.au

Aberdare Extended Colliery (N.S.W.) Last edited by: lyn.keily@newcastle.edu.au

Maitland Main Colliery (N.S.W.) Last edited by: lyn.keily@newcastle.edu.au

Coal mines and mining -- New South Wales -- Cessnock Last edited by: lyn.keily@newcastle.edu.au

PersonJack Delaney Last edited by: lyn.keily@newcastle.edu.au

Depicts or Relates ToDavid "Dai" Price Last edited by: lyn.keily@newcastle.edu.au

CreatorOrr, James Boyd, 1908-2001 Last edited by: Dave Trimble

Delaney, Jack, 1919-2010 Last edited by: lyn.keily@newcastle.edu.au

CollectionVoices of the HunterDate Created23rd January 1979Location^[1]Aberdare Central Colliery, NSW Last edited by: lyn.keily@newcastle.edu.au

^[2]Maitland Main Colliery, NSW Last edited by: lyn.keily@newcastle.edu.au

Identifier200A Last edited by: lyn.keily@newcastle.edu.au

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