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Doris Snedden, née Barker (1914-1998) Cessnock Resident. Recorded 3 November 1984. 1/1
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SummaryDORIS SNEDDON
Recorded on 3rd November 1984
Part 1/1
0:41
Doris' maiden name was Barker. Harry Ogden
1:14
Fr. Davron got things moving before The Depression. He was nice gentle man.
1:16
Recalls relocation of St Joseph's and the rebuilding of the new school using some of the old convent and the Great Northern Hotel.
1:49
Fr. Yuille
2:17
Bill Coaldrake (uncle) came from Adamstown to work at Aberdare as a blacksmith.
4:03
Tom Coaldrake (grandfather) - a blacksmith at Aberdare - he was there when they sunk the shaft. He worked through the Lock Out. He had a revolver and part of his job during the Lockout was to guard the tunnel's entrance. He worked as "a watchman" who was protecting the jobs of the miners.
5:38
Tom's brother Bill and sister, Elsie who married Bill Bear. Then Doris' mother and then Mary who married Mr Diskin and then Rose and Tom.
6:04
Tom married Eileen Coaldrake, née Bailey, who was a great pianist.
6:20
Tom worked in the office at Extended. He used to attend to electrical emergencies.
7:13
Sr. Dominica. Sr. Magdalene (taught Doris in 5th class. She was beautiful woman who at one time, inspired Doris to be a nun.)
8:29
Sr. Alphonsus (the big boys over 14 who never put anything over her).
9:57
Dorrie Canipe
10:27
Bill Redgrove, Mona Redgrove Fr. Curry
12:46
Nellie O'Shea took Doris over to meet Jack's mother. Nellie was one of 14 children, born in Ireland and came to Australia by ship. She probably came to Cessnock because there was a job at O'Connors for her. There was a reasonable link between her and the Delaney family who came from the same area. Nellie's older brother was here.
15:17
Marie Barker (sister)
15:26
Annie O'Connor
16:47
Personal views on modern sisterhood - they were the chief teachers. Today the convent gets paid for their work but not the individual nun. Doris thinks the change "is too radical". The traditional habit brought great respect for the nuns. Commitment to the order should be given later rather than earlier.
20:40
"Some of the nuns and priests are reared in religious families and to withdraw from a religious community can be seen to bring shame to the family." Today the Church is coming around to the idea that it is better for young people to mix "and experience temptation" the better to understand other people. "Catholic priests should be allowed to marry" - "lady priests" were under discussion. Mixed racial marriages works "provided they're happy". They look at the traditional attitudes in India, Iran and Northern Ireland. Fanaticism. Assassinations.
Tape duration: 27:26
Sneddon, née Barker, Dorothy Millicent, 1914-1998PersonJack DelaneyDepicts or Relates ToTom CoaldrakeCollectionVoices of the HunterPlaceCessnock, NSWLocation[1] CessnockIdentifier272A
Recorded on 3rd November 1984
Part 1/1
0:41
Doris' maiden name was Barker. Harry Ogden
1:14
Fr. Davron got things moving before The Depression. He was nice gentle man.
1:16
Recalls relocation of St Joseph's and the rebuilding of the new school using some of the old convent and the Great Northern Hotel.
1:49
Fr. Yuille
2:17
Bill Coaldrake (uncle) came from Adamstown to work at Aberdare as a blacksmith.
4:03
Tom Coaldrake (grandfather) - a blacksmith at Aberdare - he was there when they sunk the shaft. He worked through the Lock Out. He had a revolver and part of his job during the Lockout was to guard the tunnel's entrance. He worked as "a watchman" who was protecting the jobs of the miners.
5:38
Tom's brother Bill and sister, Elsie who married Bill Bear. Then Doris' mother and then Mary who married Mr Diskin and then Rose and Tom.
6:04
Tom married Eileen Coaldrake, née Bailey, who was a great pianist.
6:20
Tom worked in the office at Extended. He used to attend to electrical emergencies.
7:13
Sr. Dominica. Sr. Magdalene (taught Doris in 5th class. She was beautiful woman who at one time, inspired Doris to be a nun.)
8:29
Sr. Alphonsus (the big boys over 14 who never put anything over her).
9:57
Dorrie Canipe
10:27
Bill Redgrove, Mona Redgrove Fr. Curry
12:46
Nellie O'Shea took Doris over to meet Jack's mother. Nellie was one of 14 children, born in Ireland and came to Australia by ship. She probably came to Cessnock because there was a job at O'Connors for her. There was a reasonable link between her and the Delaney family who came from the same area. Nellie's older brother was here.
15:17
Marie Barker (sister)
15:26
Annie O'Connor
16:47
Personal views on modern sisterhood - they were the chief teachers. Today the convent gets paid for their work but not the individual nun. Doris thinks the change "is too radical". The traditional habit brought great respect for the nuns. Commitment to the order should be given later rather than earlier.
20:40
"Some of the nuns and priests are reared in religious families and to withdraw from a religious community can be seen to bring shame to the family." Today the Church is coming around to the idea that it is better for young people to mix "and experience temptation" the better to understand other people. "Catholic priests should be allowed to marry" - "lady priests" were under discussion. Mixed racial marriages works "provided they're happy". They look at the traditional attitudes in India, Iran and Northern Ireland. Fanaticism. Assassinations.
Tape duration: 27:26
Sneddon, née Barker, Dorothy Millicent, 1914-1998PersonJack DelaneyDepicts or Relates ToTom CoaldrakeCollectionVoices of the HunterPlaceCessnock, NSWLocation[1] CessnockIdentifier272Aloading google map....
Delaney, Jack, 1919-2010, Doris Snedden, née Barker (1914-1998) Cessnock Resident. Recorded 3 November 1984. 1/1 , [272A]. Living Histories, accessed 27/09/2023, https://livinghistories.newcastle.edu.au/nodes/view/55933