Mary Smith, née Johns (1890-1984). Recorded 22 June 1983. Part 2/2.

408B MARY SMITH Recorded 22 June 1983. Part 2 of 2.

Location of original Kurri Post Office in Rawson Street in Dark’s shop.

0:29
Workers in the Post Office: Frank Southward.
Fred Snushall.

2:23
Les Snushall – their father was a policeman.
Recollection of early Kurri Kurri, c.1900 – it was just bush tracks.

3:26
Recalls father splitting timber for building their first house – making slabs.
Mick O'Rourke – carpenter who built houses in Kurri.

5:09
Gould's timber mill, Singleton supplier of timber.
Henry Shultz, Harry Gould – 1938. Marley Pike. Hetty Davis.
The tea tradition. Ella May Johns (sister) died young.

11:41
Looking at a wedding photo at Aberdare C. of E. Basil Wellington created the bell.
Marie Dennison.

13:43
Gordon Williams.
John Turner – his knowledge of Kurri compared to Mary Smith.

14:55
Recollection of Stanford Merthyr disaster – 1908. There was no one in church that morning – lots of black smoke in the sky. It blew twice. Adams and A.K. Young got killed.
Boundary of early Cessnock cemetery. 3 cemeteries at Buttai.(?)
Carl Osborne.

19:29
Lew Watkins – artist painter from Wales. He went blind.
Recollection of making May Day banner – Watkins used to paint them. Mary used to help him.
Charlie Raisbeck – signwriter.
Recollection of May Day procession – Miners used to carry their banners.
Arnold Bailey, blacksmith at Kurri near Hector’s butcher shop.

24:19
Mo Partridge – he worked for Arnold Bailey as a carter.
Olive Cox – YWCA – at Pelaw Main in the early days whose husband might have been a bandmaster.

25:33
Bob Cox – bandmaster.
Donnybrook Racecourse – her husband went to the races before they married. Rosebrook.

27:17
Joe Lowe.
Location of Lew Watkins studio – (The landing of Captain Shortland and The landing of Captain Cook).

30:28
Gilmour (great-grandfather) – first watch maker.
Dot Avison – tailoress.

32:21
Recollection of police arresting miners in 1909 – 5 and a half months strike.
Recollection of early miners' strikes.

33:03
"Black Legs" (scab miners).
Recollection of "Puffing Billy" locomotive.

35:10
End (Tape 405/Side B) Part 2 of 2