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Jack Peters (1906-1998) - Miner, Aberdare West Colliery. Recorded 11 January 1988. Part 1/1.
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SummaryJACK PETERS
Recorded 11 January 1988
Part 1/1
0:46
Retired in 1963.
Worked at Aberdare West Colliery. Closed and then opened after North had a fire.
Bill Marks, "Scrum" Marks father.
1:35
Dai Price – Deputy at Aberdare.
Tommy Barrett – Superintendent’s assistant.
George Walker - Manager.
2:36
Wilson Barrett.
Harry McKendry – Manager at Aberdare.
"Bruiser" Victor – undermanager on day shift and Jack was the overman on the afternoon shift. Bowdler was in charge of the lot.
3:38
Recalls flooding of Aberdare West c.1937 coming in from the back end of the dam and then sealed off.
Recalls driving of Aberdare West tunnel from the Goodsir Road back towards Neath.
In about 1935 Jack was the Deputy at Aberdare he recalls the men having to hand bale water from a waterproof cage in Aberdare shaft. They were then able to repair it. "It was closed for a good few months". "Dai Price played a big part in sealing the water off from going down into the pit". Dai was Deputy.
8:14
Bill "Swampy" Gilmour - he and a team of men put a drift down behind the cottages where they used to take the horses down after they put in the mechanisation in North.
Location of horses' tunnel, Aberdare West.
9:01
George Nicolls – he was ostler at Aberdare North. They brought them out every day through North to an area that was fenced off.
Joe Hay – he was the manager at West when Jack went there first. That pit was probably not ventilated. There was a pit top with a gantry.
Length of drift, Aberdare West.
Overburden was about 15 to 20ft, Aberdare West.
Location of tunnel that went back towards Aberdare West on the gasworks side of the road.
Recollection of the "Stay In Strike".
George Tapp – Deputy on Dog Watch.
15:35
Recalls fires occurring in Aberdare West
Aberdare West pit was fully mechanised – no contracts.
Bobby Thompson (while he drove a battery car despite being very blind.)
Began working at Aberdare Colliery in 1923. North wasn’t used much it was mainly a horse road.
18:09
Recalls flooding of Aberdare tunnels.
Used "jig" in two Aberdare tunnels No.7 and in the North.
Recalls "jigs" being used to pull empty skips up.
Dimensions of "jig" – gravity driven -
Recalls working as a "trapper" on North.
21:55
Recalls using bricks to seal tunnel. West to North was sealed off in the flood.
"Pluggy" Jackson from Kelly Station got caught in the flood on Dog Watch and his hold on timber was the only thing that saved him. Jack’s wife was a Johns from Cessnock.
24:19
Phil Johns (father-in-law).
Roy Johns (brother-in-law).
Phil Johns (brother-in-law).
Lola Johns (sister-in-law).
26:03
Harry McKendry, Undermanager. Heating at the North Dips in the late 40’s.
George Randall.
28:16
End (Tape 405/SideA)
Peters, Jack Sinclair, 1906-1998PersonJack DelaneyDepicts or Relates ToDavid "Dai" PriceHarry McKendryWilson BarrettRoy Johns (1913-2000) - Mineworker and cricketer. Recorded 2 December 1980. Part 1/1.Delaney, Jack, 1919-2010PlaceCessnock, NSWIdentifier405A
Recorded 11 January 1988
Part 1/1
0:46
Retired in 1963.
Worked at Aberdare West Colliery. Closed and then opened after North had a fire.
Bill Marks, "Scrum" Marks father.
1:35
Dai Price – Deputy at Aberdare.
Tommy Barrett – Superintendent’s assistant.
George Walker - Manager.
2:36
Wilson Barrett.
Harry McKendry – Manager at Aberdare.
"Bruiser" Victor – undermanager on day shift and Jack was the overman on the afternoon shift. Bowdler was in charge of the lot.
3:38
Recalls flooding of Aberdare West c.1937 coming in from the back end of the dam and then sealed off.
Recalls driving of Aberdare West tunnel from the Goodsir Road back towards Neath.
In about 1935 Jack was the Deputy at Aberdare he recalls the men having to hand bale water from a waterproof cage in Aberdare shaft. They were then able to repair it. "It was closed for a good few months". "Dai Price played a big part in sealing the water off from going down into the pit". Dai was Deputy.
8:14
Bill "Swampy" Gilmour - he and a team of men put a drift down behind the cottages where they used to take the horses down after they put in the mechanisation in North.
Location of horses' tunnel, Aberdare West.
9:01
George Nicolls – he was ostler at Aberdare North. They brought them out every day through North to an area that was fenced off.
Joe Hay – he was the manager at West when Jack went there first. That pit was probably not ventilated. There was a pit top with a gantry.
Length of drift, Aberdare West.
Overburden was about 15 to 20ft, Aberdare West.
Location of tunnel that went back towards Aberdare West on the gasworks side of the road.
Recollection of the "Stay In Strike".
George Tapp – Deputy on Dog Watch.
15:35
Recalls fires occurring in Aberdare West
Aberdare West pit was fully mechanised – no contracts.
Bobby Thompson (while he drove a battery car despite being very blind.)
Began working at Aberdare Colliery in 1923. North wasn’t used much it was mainly a horse road.
18:09
Recalls flooding of Aberdare tunnels.
Used "jig" in two Aberdare tunnels No.7 and in the North.
Recalls "jigs" being used to pull empty skips up.
Dimensions of "jig" – gravity driven -
Recalls working as a "trapper" on North.
21:55
Recalls using bricks to seal tunnel. West to North was sealed off in the flood.
"Pluggy" Jackson from Kelly Station got caught in the flood on Dog Watch and his hold on timber was the only thing that saved him. Jack’s wife was a Johns from Cessnock.
24:19
Phil Johns (father-in-law).
Roy Johns (brother-in-law).
Phil Johns (brother-in-law).
Lola Johns (sister-in-law).
26:03
Harry McKendry, Undermanager. Heating at the North Dips in the late 40’s.
George Randall.
28:16
End (Tape 405/SideA)
Peters, Jack Sinclair, 1906-1998PersonJack DelaneyDepicts or Relates ToDavid "Dai" PriceHarry McKendryWilson BarrettRoy Johns (1913-2000) - Mineworker and cricketer. Recorded 2 December 1980. Part 1/1.Delaney, Jack, 1919-2010PlaceCessnock, NSWIdentifier405Aloading google map....
Delaney, Jack, 1919-2010, Jack Peters (1906-1998) - Miner, Aberdare West Colliery. Recorded 11 January 1988. Part 1/1., [405A]. Living Histories, accessed 09/06/2023, https://livinghistories.newcastle.edu.au/nodes/view/56037