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Henry Scanlon (1902-1987) - Miners Federation official. Recorded 10 February 1984. Part 1/1.

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SummaryTAPE 328B HENRY SCANLON
Recorded 10 February 1984.
Part 1/1.

This is a talk given by Henry Scanlon, formerly a Miners Federation official, to the Cessnock & District Historical Society.

1:30
Grandfather died at age 85, 1925. Grandfather originally from Ireland. Recollection of grandfather. Grandparents, one from Ireland (potato famine).

3:20
Born Teralba, 1902.

4:30
Many of the Scanlon’s came down through Singleton,

5:50
Grandfather (maternal side) fought in Franco-Prussian war. Migrated to Australia from Germany. John DeBeyer’s settled in Hunter Valley.

6:10
Grandmother lived until after WWII, grandmother had a terrible time because she was German.

7:10
Grandmother helped to build church at Teralba.

7:50
Grandmother died at Teralba early 1900s. Grandfather worked on the deviation line at Teralba, whilst grandmother helped others, owned a small shop in. Teralba died in 1913. Grandfather worked on Great Deviation Line

9:00
Recollection of grandmother's shop, Teralba

9:15
Recollection of Arnott's biscuit factory

10:15
Family moved to Weston in 1907. Attended Weston Public School. Father worked at Stanford Main No. 1.

10:40
Steepness(grade) of Stanford Main No. 1.

11:00
Wages as wheeler, c.1907. Wages as coal miner, c.1907.

11:30
Father had to give up mining, very strenuous, was a small man. Henry Morgan Williams.

12:03
Father worked at Aberdare Colliery.

12:13
Location of Chinaman's Hollow, Weston.

13:00
Recollection of "Peter Boland" strike. Recollection of oppression. Men sentenced to gaol (Bathurst. Condition terrible. Use of leg irons.

14:50
Henry started work at 13. Recollection of working on milk cart.

16:05
Recalls "blowing" of colliery whistle. Aberdare people were cheering about going back to work. Fortunately food was cheap, ‘credit system saved the day’. People always paid up.

17:45
Recalls anecdote about worn shoes. Painted toes black so to disguise holes in shoes.

18:30
Bill Kearsley ‘great politician’.

19:40
Recollection of sixteen month lockout.

20:25
Recollection of Rothbury riots.

21:40
Allan Cameron. Recollection of injuries. Chaplain shot.

24:05
Recollection of railway strike, 1913. "Loyalists" (scab labour)

25:42
Recollection of "Major Crane" strike, 1923.

27:20
Cessnock a good town, Worked with people who went on to be politicians.

28:35
Recalls Japanese bombing of Newcastle. Small subs in Sydney.

30:15
Recollection of workers going to court, as union representative Henry believed lost his job because of this.

30:45
Recalls merchant ships sunk of Newcastle. Many men from Stockton went to work and never came back.

32:35
Unemployed Workers Movement. Hunger strikers marched from Cessnock through Wollombi and Wisemans Ferry.

33:30
Hunger strikers were George Curtis, Joe Shelley, and Paddy Burke. Anti-eviction committees. Inspector White. Anti-eviction action in Sydney and Tighes Hill in Newcastle.

35:10
Recalls lockout of coal miners. Problems related to coal extraction

36:20
Richmond Main Colliery. Pelton Colliery.

37:55
Recollection of Cessnock floods.

38:15
Joe Shakespeare (Mayor).

38:25
"Black Paddy", name of early boxer. Location of boxing stadium.

39:45
Billy Davey. Recollection of Rothbury marches.

41:52
Tom McLachlan, journalist Newcastle Herald.

43:10
End (Tape 327/Side A) Last edited by: lyn.keily@newcastle.edu.au

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

SubjectTeralba (N.S.W.) -- History.Weston (N.S.W.) -- History.Australasian Coal and Shale Employees' Federation -- History.Miners Federation (Australia) -- History.Coal industries. "Trade unions. Australia. Miners Federation 1970-1980"Coal miners -- Labor unions -- Australia.Miners' Federation of Australia.Labor unions -- Coal miners -- Australia -- History.Scanlon, Henry Patrick, 1902-1987 Last edited by: lyn.keily@newcastle.edu.au

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

Depicts or Relates ToBilly Davey Last edited by: lyn.keily@newcastle.edu.au

CreatorScanlon, Henry Patrick, 1902-1987Delaney, Jack, 1919-2010 Last edited by: lyn.keily@newcastle.edu.au

CollectionVoices of the Hunter Last edited by: lyn.keily@newcastle.edu.au

Date Created10th February 1984Location^[1]Germany Last edited by: lyn.keily@newcastle.edu.au

^[2]Ireland Last edited by: lyn.keily@newcastle.edu.au

^[3]Rothbury Colliery, NSW Last edited by: lyn.keily@newcastle.edu.au

^[4]Cessnock, NSW Last edited by: lyn.keily@newcastle.edu.au

^[5]Teralba, NSW Last edited by: lyn.keily@newcastle.edu.au

^[6]Weston, NSW Last edited by: lyn.keily@newcastle.edu.au

^[7]Richmond Main Colliery, NSW Last edited by: lyn.keily@newcastle.edu.au

Identifier328B Last edited by: lyn.keily@newcastle.edu.au

Job Identifier328B

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