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Harold Dodd (1918-1990) - Mine worker, Aberdare Extended Colliery. Recorded 1 March 1982 - Part 3/3
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Summary225A Dai Price/Harold Dodd
Recorded 01 March 1982
Part 3 of 3
0:02
Lane & Quinn store. The early Aberdare pictures. Punch had the general store. Bill Ward's father had the lolly shop.
4:38
Bill Renwick lived up Hall Street. Harold's fathers' mother was a Renwick. "Tup" Renwick was his dad's first cousin. His mothers' mother was Ellen McDonald.
6:30
Guy shot through with money and Dave Bivens was supposed to be involved. The "Starr-Bowkett" days, someone ran off with some money then too, Tom Hearn had just put his money into Starr-Bowkett and it went up. Cecil Bloomfield was an early doctor at Cessnock, others were Waddell and Chauncey
11:34
The time it took to get from Cessnock to Maitland stay the night and then on to Newcastle. Sinking of Aberdare shaft was in 1904, Bill McGarvey mentioned in paper. Alec Anderson was the brace man, the engine driver was Harry Price. Glen McGarvey used to walk from Aberdare shaft to Central of a night time when he finished his shift, must have been on the afternoon shift. Accident at Aberdare shaft, down in the shaft, Joe Minto, "Mock" Minto's father fainted when he saw the doctor using his knife
15:29
Talk of incident involving "Mock" Minto, he was a villain, wanted Harold to work with him but he told him no. Steve Donn got killed in the North, Mock and Dave McEwan 'Seiso' were working together. Got Donn to do some work for him and then gave him an orange for his work. Dai said that "Mock" Minto brought some inspectors in.
24:05
Went up to the pit and "Snow" Marks and Peter Carroll were there. Barney Watson sacked Harold up at North.
28:37
Worked at Millfield pit for 6 months Dai was there. Millfield never did very well while Maitland Main Colliery continued for years.
37:50
Durham was the manager at Millfield. Barney Watson was at Maitland Main as manager. A lot of Thomas's worked up at Pelaw Main pits. 'Dingy' Thomas had a lot to do with the East Greta Mining Company.
43:24
End (Tape 225/Side A)
Dodd, Edward Harold, 1918-1990PersonJack DelaneyCollectionVoices of the HunterPlaceCessnock, NSWLocation[1] Durham, UK[2] Cessnock, NSW[3] Aberdare Extended Colliery, NSWIdentifier225A
Recorded 01 March 1982
Part 3 of 3
0:02
Lane & Quinn store. The early Aberdare pictures. Punch had the general store. Bill Ward's father had the lolly shop.
4:38
Bill Renwick lived up Hall Street. Harold's fathers' mother was a Renwick. "Tup" Renwick was his dad's first cousin. His mothers' mother was Ellen McDonald.
6:30
Guy shot through with money and Dave Bivens was supposed to be involved. The "Starr-Bowkett" days, someone ran off with some money then too, Tom Hearn had just put his money into Starr-Bowkett and it went up. Cecil Bloomfield was an early doctor at Cessnock, others were Waddell and Chauncey
11:34
The time it took to get from Cessnock to Maitland stay the night and then on to Newcastle. Sinking of Aberdare shaft was in 1904, Bill McGarvey mentioned in paper. Alec Anderson was the brace man, the engine driver was Harry Price. Glen McGarvey used to walk from Aberdare shaft to Central of a night time when he finished his shift, must have been on the afternoon shift. Accident at Aberdare shaft, down in the shaft, Joe Minto, "Mock" Minto's father fainted when he saw the doctor using his knife
15:29
Talk of incident involving "Mock" Minto, he was a villain, wanted Harold to work with him but he told him no. Steve Donn got killed in the North, Mock and Dave McEwan 'Seiso' were working together. Got Donn to do some work for him and then gave him an orange for his work. Dai said that "Mock" Minto brought some inspectors in.
24:05
Went up to the pit and "Snow" Marks and Peter Carroll were there. Barney Watson sacked Harold up at North.
28:37
Worked at Millfield pit for 6 months Dai was there. Millfield never did very well while Maitland Main Colliery continued for years.
37:50
Durham was the manager at Millfield. Barney Watson was at Maitland Main as manager. A lot of Thomas's worked up at Pelaw Main pits. 'Dingy' Thomas had a lot to do with the East Greta Mining Company.
43:24
End (Tape 225/Side A)
Dodd, Edward Harold, 1918-1990PersonJack DelaneyCollectionVoices of the HunterPlaceCessnock, NSWLocation[1] Durham, UK[2] Cessnock, NSW[3] Aberdare Extended Colliery, NSWIdentifier225Aloading google map....
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Delaney, Jack, 1919-2010, Harold Dodd (1918-1990) - Mine worker, Aberdare Extended Colliery. Recorded 1 March 1982 - Part 3/3, [225A]. Living Histories, accessed 07/12/2023, https://livinghistories.newcastle.edu.au/nodes/view/55866