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Dick Gibson - Mining family. Recorded 8 April 1984. Part 1/2.
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SummaryDick Gibson
Recorded 08 April 1984.
Part 1 of 2.
0:38
Father managed Abermain. Abermain Colliery started around 1903.
2:08
Started work at Abermain in 1933. After John Brown died the amalgamation of J. & A. Brown, Abermain Seaham and East Greta.
10:30
Both families have been in mining all their lives. Wife was a Matherson Finds out about the Matherson history. Alfred Hall - Surveyor.
13:20
Records of Bellbird sent to the Newcastle Library. Reading articles in the Newcastle Morning Herald. Dick Gibson's wife and Jack talking about family and fishing.
42:54
End (Tape 412/Side A) Part 1 of 2
Gibson, RichardPersonJack DelaneyCollectionVoices of the HunterPlaceCessnock, NSWLocation[1] Abermain Colliery, NSWIdentifier412A
Recorded 08 April 1984.
Part 1 of 2.
0:38
Father managed Abermain. Abermain Colliery started around 1903.
2:08
Started work at Abermain in 1933. After John Brown died the amalgamation of J. & A. Brown, Abermain Seaham and East Greta.
10:30
Both families have been in mining all their lives. Wife was a Matherson Finds out about the Matherson history. Alfred Hall - Surveyor.
13:20
Records of Bellbird sent to the Newcastle Library. Reading articles in the Newcastle Morning Herald. Dick Gibson's wife and Jack talking about family and fishing.
42:54
End (Tape 412/Side A) Part 1 of 2
Gibson, RichardPersonJack DelaneyCollectionVoices of the HunterPlaceCessnock, NSWLocation[1] Abermain Colliery, NSWIdentifier412Aloading google map....
Delaney, Jack, 1919-2010, Dick Gibson - Mining family. Recorded 8 April 1984. Part 1/2., [412A]. Living Histories, accessed 25/09/2023, https://livinghistories.newcastle.edu.au/nodes/view/56051