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Jack Turner (1907-1995) - Clerk, Cessnock. Recorded 8 November 1984. Part 1/1.

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SummaryJack Turner 1911-1965
Recorded 8 November 1984
Part 1/1

0:45
Jack's father was born at Mt Vincent

0:58
Mother was born at Brunkerville. Her maiden name was Barneer.

1:37
Barneer's sawmill

2:18
Forbes & Whiting's mill

2:23
Bill Whiting

2:40
Parents moved to Cessnock, 1911

2:54
Father supplied mining timber to Bellbird mine. The timber came from the Caledonian lease.

3:21
The Great Northern Railway Company - Hetton Bellbird.

5:10
Walter Harmon

5:16
George Bernard Harrison lived behind Keims' on the Allandale Road. He died after drinking sheep dip on the way home with Bill Munn.

6:09
Seth Wilkinson

Wilkinson's daughter (Betsy) married Bill Kearsley

6:29
Deadmans Creek saw mill, c.1867. George Bernard Harrison worked at this mill.

7:07
Richard Hewitt

8:53
Hincliffe's sawmill, Millfield - 1850's.

Cut timber and ground wheat in this mill - seasonal milling.

9:58
Jack knew of the remains of a pit saw, Foster's Gully at East Quorrobylong. Cedar had been found up there. Mt Vincent, Mulbring and Brunkerville.

12:13
Thomas Varley grandfather and other men formed The Company's Mill.

12:23
Location of early mill, Foster's Crossing on Wallace Creek.

12:59
Gus Foster was another member of the company.

13:38
Harvey Murrell

13:47
London's sawmill, Sawyer's Gully was in operation in the 1920's

14:27
Ted Heaton

15:11
George Brown - grew grapes, mail contracting, builder of churches, schools and homes.

George Brown donated land to build a church in 1908.

18:31
Brief history of Turner's sawmill which was worked by Brown in the early 1900's.

18:43
R.W.J. Ellis, leasee of sawmill for 10 - 12 years

19:30
Father leased sawmill, 1914

19:45
Jack was born in 1907 in Mt Vincent

Jean, his sister married Arthur Green.

22:35
Martin London from Sawyers Gully.

23:22
Pike's sawmill, Kurri Kurri. The Forestry Act came into being in 1916 and mills had a license.

24:32
Recollection of early Catholic convent school was operating when he was a boy. c. 1906/7.

25:58
Marley Pike's mill.

Father rented the steam driven sawmill from 1914 until 1946 paying 30/- a week rent.

30:39
He recalls selling of George Brown's property in 3 lots. Jack's family bought the lot in 1946 for £1500.

31:06
Ted Sams, Fred Sams - blacksmith and barber

Joe Sams - Ted's son took over the blacksmithing business

32:21
Switched from steam to electric power in the 30's

32:52
First electric sawmill in NSW - 1934 - "It was a great day when we switched over to power".

The boiler measured 22ft x 5-6ft wide and was a Cornish steam boiler.

34:24
Turner's sawmill ceased working in 1962

34:34
Reason for ceasing business - the credit squeeze was on at the time.

35:00
Logs were cut from the Paterson River area. Another location was 100 miles away.

35:48
There were up to 20 employees at Turner's mill. Jack was mostly involved in the management side of the business.

37:04
Jimmy Scott. The Sweetman's Mill.

38:43
Jack Graham

39:40
Bill Harrison had the mill at Wollombi.

39:54
Ossie Harris

40:35
Carruther's flour mill, Wollombi - that family were the last owners. A lot of wheat was grown in that valley until the rust killed it. The grapes "got a great caning" in the 20's and then foot rot in the sheep.

42:30
Recalls Tulloch's pressing grapes with a screw press.

Hector Tulloch - he had a still. Bridge's store- owned by McCabe and Scratchley.

45:13
Tape 290, Side A, Part 1/1 Last edited by: Dave Trimble

SubjectTimber industryTimber gettersSawmill workers -- New South Wales -- CessnockTimberLumberTurner, Jack Milton, 1907-1995 Last edited by: lyn.keily@newcastle.edu.au

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

CreatorTurner, Jack Milton, 1907-1995Delaney, Jack, 1919-2010CollectionVoices of the HunterPlaceCessnock, NSW Last edited by: lyn.keily@newcastle.edu.au

Date Created8th November 1984Location^[1]Cessnock, NSW Last edited by: lyn.keily@newcastle.edu.au

Identifier290A Last edited by: lyn.keily@newcastle.edu.au

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