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Percy Reid (1919-2011) - Mechanical Engineer & Manager, Pelton Colliery. Recorded 24 March 1988. Part 2/2.
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SummaryPERCY REID
Recorded 24 March 1988
Part 2 of 2
0:10
Finished work at Pelton in 1971. Pelton coal washery built in 1958. Coal was run to Port Waratah. Recalls building of 4 coal bins.
1:31
Sid Porteous, A. & B. Rae. Frank Whittaker from Bellbird. Ron Olive mechanical engineer.
4:08
Bill Berner electrical engineer. Fred Dent electrical engineer. Dave Haldane.
5:30
Norm Monger. Whereabouts of original Pelton boiler - used as water tanks for reticulation. Source of Pelton water supply.
9:09 Location of brick making plant, Pelton. Recollection of horse-drawn "mixer". Recalls dismantling of chimney stack c.1956 - a good photographic record made of it. (maybe in the newspaper). Harry Bridge.
11:31
Recollection of underground transport man transport and horse tunnel. Direct "wire rope" electric haulage operated at Pelton. Recalls wooden box used for holding coal.
12:49
Location of wooden loading box - 2 tracks under the wooden box. Recalls revamp of Pelton pit top. Harry Nicolls. Colin Stone.
16:49
Peter Murray. Mining methods used at Ayrfield Colliery. Recollection of timbering dispute at Pelton. Ernie Hewitt.
27:32
"Sullivan" coal-cutter. "Joy" JCM 1. Recollection of coal screens, Abermain No. 3.
28:43
Abermain No. 3 used "wire rope" haulage. Description of underground haulage. Number/type of boilers, Abermain No. 3 - 10 boilers all Lancashires (1937).
30:00
Abermain No. 3 operated using u/ground power from Abermain No. 2. Type of electrical generators, Abermain No. 3 AC & DC. Location of dry coal cleaning plant alongside the railway line. Richmond Main used compressed air. Merger of J.& A. Brown-Abermain Seaham. Albert Shaw.
34:05
Adrian Knox. Stephen Brown - Bridgewar. Alan Cooper went bust by gambling. Aleck Deitz - meticulous recordkeeper. Harry Parker. Ernie Smith. Jack Dodds. Danny Hanrahan from Kalingo. Athol Lightfoot. Extension of Ellalong tunnels. Stan Sawyer.
38:43
David Clark - from Cessnock - part of the old mining families. Alan Shoebridge with the Abermains. Merv Harris. Bill Seward. Dick Drinkwater.
44:01
End (Tape 403/Side) Part 2 of 2.
SubjectReid, Percy Arthur Colquhoun, 1919-2011Pelton Colliery (N.S.W.)Mine managersMechanical engineersCoal mines and mining -- New south Wales -- Hunter ValleyPersonJack DelaneyDepicts or Relates ToJack "Digger" DoddHarry ParkerAleck DeitzNorm Monger (1920-2005) - Superintendent, BHP Collieries Pty Ltd. Recorded 15 March 1988. Part 1/1.CollectionVoices of the HunterLocation[1] Pelton Colliery, NSWIdentifier403B
Recorded 24 March 1988
Part 2 of 2
0:10
Finished work at Pelton in 1971. Pelton coal washery built in 1958. Coal was run to Port Waratah. Recalls building of 4 coal bins.
1:31
Sid Porteous, A. & B. Rae. Frank Whittaker from Bellbird. Ron Olive mechanical engineer.
4:08
Bill Berner electrical engineer. Fred Dent electrical engineer. Dave Haldane.
5:30
Norm Monger. Whereabouts of original Pelton boiler - used as water tanks for reticulation. Source of Pelton water supply.
9:09 Location of brick making plant, Pelton. Recollection of horse-drawn "mixer". Recalls dismantling of chimney stack c.1956 - a good photographic record made of it. (maybe in the newspaper). Harry Bridge.
11:31
Recollection of underground transport man transport and horse tunnel. Direct "wire rope" electric haulage operated at Pelton. Recalls wooden box used for holding coal.
12:49
Location of wooden loading box - 2 tracks under the wooden box. Recalls revamp of Pelton pit top. Harry Nicolls. Colin Stone.
16:49
Peter Murray. Mining methods used at Ayrfield Colliery. Recollection of timbering dispute at Pelton. Ernie Hewitt.
27:32
"Sullivan" coal-cutter. "Joy" JCM 1. Recollection of coal screens, Abermain No. 3.
28:43
Abermain No. 3 used "wire rope" haulage. Description of underground haulage. Number/type of boilers, Abermain No. 3 - 10 boilers all Lancashires (1937).
30:00
Abermain No. 3 operated using u/ground power from Abermain No. 2. Type of electrical generators, Abermain No. 3 AC & DC. Location of dry coal cleaning plant alongside the railway line. Richmond Main used compressed air. Merger of J.& A. Brown-Abermain Seaham. Albert Shaw.
34:05
Adrian Knox. Stephen Brown - Bridgewar. Alan Cooper went bust by gambling. Aleck Deitz - meticulous recordkeeper. Harry Parker. Ernie Smith. Jack Dodds. Danny Hanrahan from Kalingo. Athol Lightfoot. Extension of Ellalong tunnels. Stan Sawyer.
38:43
David Clark - from Cessnock - part of the old mining families. Alan Shoebridge with the Abermains. Merv Harris. Bill Seward. Dick Drinkwater.
44:01
End (Tape 403/Side) Part 2 of 2.
SubjectReid, Percy Arthur Colquhoun, 1919-2011Pelton Colliery (N.S.W.)Mine managersMechanical engineersCoal mines and mining -- New south Wales -- Hunter ValleyPersonJack DelaneyDepicts or Relates ToJack "Digger" DoddHarry ParkerAleck DeitzNorm Monger (1920-2005) - Superintendent, BHP Collieries Pty Ltd. Recorded 15 March 1988. Part 1/1.CollectionVoices of the HunterLocation[1] Pelton Colliery, NSWIdentifier403Bloading google map....
Delaney, Jack, 1919-2010, Percy Reid (1919-2011) - Mechanical Engineer & Manager, Pelton Colliery. Recorded 24 March 1988. Part 2/2., [403B]. Living Histories, accessed 07/06/2023, https://livinghistories.newcastle.edu.au/nodes/view/56034