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Frank Crowley (1908-1984) - Cessnock bus driver. Recorded 5 December 1983. Part 1/1.

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SummaryTAPE 346B FRANK CROWLEY
Recorded 5th December 1983.
Part 1/1.

Frank Crowley was born at Inverell in 1908. He moved to Cessnock in 1920 and first began driving buses for Norm Chapman in 1924. After Chapman's were "bought out" by Rover Motors he began driving for "Black & White" buses and recalls driving a service to Paxton Colliery. In the interview Mr Crowley recalls his career as a bus driver in Cessnock. Recalled in the interview is how Chapman started in the bus industry and a recollection of the various bus operators and their services operating in and around the Cessnock area.

00:50
Bill Jenkins

1:00
Recollection of Bill Jenkins' first bus

1:25
Bill Jenkins began bus service in 1938

1:30
Bill Jenkins first vehicle was "Chev" truck Recalls Bill Jenkins early fleet vehicles

1:54
Drivers were Roy Cooke, Jack Wilson, Les Searston, Charlie Luscomb

2:15
Location of C. Luscomb's livery stables.

2:30
Peter Doyle.
Joseph Patrick Doyle

3:05
Recalls Luscomb's horse bus service

3:35
Wal Rutherford. Age of Frank Crowley, c.1983.
Moved to Cessnock in 1920

4:07
Bill Hancock

4:35
Recalls Bill Hancock's "Chev" lorry

4:55
Bill Hancock ran bus service to Abermain

5:03 Arthur Hancock

5:03
Operating in 1922.
Ditton & Hill Bus Company.
Recalls dispute between Council and Ditton & Hill

5:55
Les Brown

6:25
George Ryder "buys out" Les Brown, 1924

6:55
Norm Chapman, Cessnock-Bellbird sevice

7:05
Amy Chapman, nee Hoskin

7:50
Began driving buses for Chapman in 1924

8:00
Recalls Chapman selling to Rover Motors. Recalls how Les Brown was "bought out"

9:45
Mel Jurd

10:20
Bert Townsend ran service to Pelton Colliery

10:55
Bill Baxter, Cessnock-Kurri service

11:03
Location of McNicoll Bros. bus depot

11:25
"Black & White" buses

11:35
Keith Essie

11:55
Bus services "bought out" by Rover Motors

12:54
Amos Fogg ran service to Aberdare Central

13:25
Vern Peart. Millfield pit

14:07
Alec McMurray

14:25
Peter Phillips

15:10
Worked for "Black & White" buses. Bill McNicoll

15:35
Left Cessnock to work at Mittagong

15:40
Worked driving service to Paxton Colliery in 1940

16:05
Bill Peden

16:35
Reg Batterham ran miners to Kalingo Colliery

17:55
Scott Magill ran miners to Aberdare Central.
Rover buses

18:07
Recollection of Scott Magill's "Chev" bus

19:05
Norm Chapman, Recalls how Chapman began in industry.
Recollection of Chapman's bus route.
Recalls Rothbury-Maitland service.
Recalls Cessnock-Bellbird service

21:00
Recalls Ford "buying out" Headley

21:35
Location of Chapman's garage, Alfred Street, Cessnock

22:30
Previously from Inverell.
Recollection of George Ryder

23:08
Tom Fairfull

24:00
Ted Lowe. Location of Ted Lowe's garage.
Location of Wallace's garage

25:05
Bill Muir

23:50
Jack Holmesville ran miners to Paxton. Sonny Kirwan

28:15
Recalls petrol being supplied in drums

29:15
Joe Carter.
Lenny Carter

30:00
Recollection of Crossley's horse bus

30:30
Mitchell's horse bus.
Patrick's horse bus.
Recall being five different services to Kurri.

31:45
Recalls five different services to Bellbird

33:25
Name of Hancock Bros. buses.
"Bluebell' (name of Chapman's bus)
"The Grey Buses"

33:55
Early train fares, Cessnock-Sydney (via Newcastle)

37:40
Recalls Sunday evening "walkers" in Kurri

39:50
Recalls sinking of Pelton Colliery shaft

40:10
"Baron" John Brown

41:20
End (Tape

346/Side B) Last edited by: Dave Trimble

SubjectBus drivers -- New South Wales -- CessnockCessnock (N.S.W.)Stanford Merthyr (N.S.W.)Stanford Main No. 2 Colliery (N.S.W.)Paxton Colliery (N.S.W.)Crowley, Francis Henry, 1908-1983 Last edited by: lyn.keily@newcastle.edu.au

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

Depicts or Relates ToGeorge Ryder Last edited by: lyn.keily@newcastle.edu.au

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

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

Peter Phillips - Owner of Kearsley Bus Company. Recorded 13 October 1983. Part 1/1. Last edited by: lyn.keily@newcastle.edu.au

Roy Cooke (1908-1985) - Bus driver. Recorded 10 February 1984. Part 1/1. Last edited by: lyn.keily@newcastle.edu.au

Les Brown (1900-1983) – Founder of Rover Motors. Recorded 22 August 1983. Part 1/1. Last edited by: lyn.keily@newcastle.edu.au

CreatorCrowley, Francis Henry, 1908-1983Delaney, Jack, 1919-2010 Last edited by: lyn.keily@newcastle.edu.au

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

PlaceCessnock, NSW Last edited by: lyn.keily@newcastle.edu.au

Date Created5th December 1993Location^[1]Cessnock, NSW Last edited by: lyn.keily@newcastle.edu.au

^[2]Stanford Merthyr, NSW Last edited by: lyn.keily@newcastle.edu.au

Identifier346B Last edited by: lyn.keily@newcastle.edu.au

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