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Harry McKendry (1913-1995) - Superintendent of mines. Recorded 01 May 1990. Part 2/2.
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SummaryHARRY McKENDRY
Recorded 01 May 1990
Part 2 of 2
0:10
Recalls stone drive done by contractors at Cessnock office.
Recalls blocking tunnel during fire.
Recollection of pit explosion, Cessnock No. 2
2:08
Recalls fatalities due to explosion.
Reason for "risky" nature of mine – high sulphur content of the coal.
Recalls beginnings of Cessnock Golf Club - maybe late 20’s.
Describes the surveying of pipeline.
4:07
Describes amount of "cover" under golf links – 200ft down at the bottom to about 30-40ft where the golf course came.
Recalls area marked for open-cutting.
Reason for fall-in, Cessnock No. 2
Recollection of fall-in at golf links.
Ron Turner.
Alan Wright.
Clem Lindeman – Harry’s uncle (mother’s brother).
Walter Lindeman.
Tucker's Lane (Jones' Lane), Cessnock – a selection which goes back to Anvil Creek and on to Branxton Road and Dominic’s Gully.
Father worked at Greta Main Colliery.
Harry McKendry (father).
Moved to Cessnock after death of father.
9:31
Eddie Chalkley – Harry’s brother in law (married his sister).
Clem McKendry.
Joe McKendry, Frank McKendry.
Mother originally came from England aged 6.
Jack Gehrig, George Gehrig.
Vince Gehrig – Muirhead (father of Ernie).
Recalls sending coal to Kalingo.
Dick Drinkwater.
Recollection of small locomotive (possibly called The Pygmy) taking two wagons where it should have only taken one.
Gifford Headley.
Jeffries Pit, Abermain.
15:08
Charlie Sumner – also worked at Neath.
“The coal industry owes a lot to you – Cessnock had good men at the top – work was done fairly despite little money – the Mines Dept was trying to stop the workers and they worked well with the Unionists”. Worked at Little Cessnock, 1919.
Interview stops at 17:59 with Harry McKendry.
17:59
Interview starts with Ted.
Description of Little Cessnock – Cessnock No 2 offices – the office building was made of timber, two rooms with a galvanised tin roof.
Number of miners, Little Cessnock.
Describes dismantling of pit top, Little Cessnock.
21:58
Worked at Kalingo Colliery, 1943 as manager.
George Orton.
Bill Alexander.
Reason for fall in coal production, Kalingo.
Direction of main heading, Kalingo Colliery.
24:34
Describes making deviation in heading.
Depth of headings, Kalingo Colliery.
Extent of boundary, Kalingo Colliery.
Steepness (grade) of tunnel, Kalingo Colliery.
Width of boards, Kalingo Colliery.
Description of "staggered" cut-throughs.
Recollection of Kalingo substation.
29:40
No pillars (all "first workings") at Kalingo.
Depth of drift, Kalingo.
Recalls using 11BU and 14BU scraper-loaders.
Make of coal-cutters, Kalingo Colliery - Maver and Coulson.
31:29
2 or 3 coal cutters, Kalingo Colliery.
Description of "Kalingo Fault".
Recollection of stone fault, Kalingo Colliery.
Skips were ridden "one-at-a-time" weighing 3 ton a skip.
Recalls changing haulage method.
Recalls large fall-in on north side at Kalingo.
Recalls quoted price to "clean up" fall.
36:09
Describes skips "gravitating" into cage.
Number of skips waiting to enter cage.
Locomotive hauled eight skips.
Skips travelled from pit top to loader.
38:21
Number of locomotives, Kalingo Colliery.
Make/capacity of locomotives.
Describes how empty skips were shunted.
39:38
Describes fitting of brake shoes.
Jack Dougherty.
Recollection of accident involving skips.
Recalls outbreak of fire at Kalingo.
41:56
End (Tape 415/Side B) Part 2 of 2
SubjectMcKendry, Henry John, 1913-1995PersonJack DelaneyCollectionVoices of the HunterPlaceCessnock, NSWLocation[1] Kalingo Colliery, NSWIdentifier415B
Recorded 01 May 1990
Part 2 of 2
0:10
Recalls stone drive done by contractors at Cessnock office.
Recalls blocking tunnel during fire.
Recollection of pit explosion, Cessnock No. 2
2:08
Recalls fatalities due to explosion.
Reason for "risky" nature of mine – high sulphur content of the coal.
Recalls beginnings of Cessnock Golf Club - maybe late 20’s.
Describes the surveying of pipeline.
4:07
Describes amount of "cover" under golf links – 200ft down at the bottom to about 30-40ft where the golf course came.
Recalls area marked for open-cutting.
Reason for fall-in, Cessnock No. 2
Recollection of fall-in at golf links.
Ron Turner.
Alan Wright.
Clem Lindeman – Harry’s uncle (mother’s brother).
Walter Lindeman.
Tucker's Lane (Jones' Lane), Cessnock – a selection which goes back to Anvil Creek and on to Branxton Road and Dominic’s Gully.
Father worked at Greta Main Colliery.
Harry McKendry (father).
Moved to Cessnock after death of father.
9:31
Eddie Chalkley – Harry’s brother in law (married his sister).
Clem McKendry.
Joe McKendry, Frank McKendry.
Mother originally came from England aged 6.
Jack Gehrig, George Gehrig.
Vince Gehrig – Muirhead (father of Ernie).
Recalls sending coal to Kalingo.
Dick Drinkwater.
Recollection of small locomotive (possibly called The Pygmy) taking two wagons where it should have only taken one.
Gifford Headley.
Jeffries Pit, Abermain.
15:08
Charlie Sumner – also worked at Neath.
“The coal industry owes a lot to you – Cessnock had good men at the top – work was done fairly despite little money – the Mines Dept was trying to stop the workers and they worked well with the Unionists”. Worked at Little Cessnock, 1919.
Interview stops at 17:59 with Harry McKendry.
17:59
Interview starts with Ted.
Description of Little Cessnock – Cessnock No 2 offices – the office building was made of timber, two rooms with a galvanised tin roof.
Number of miners, Little Cessnock.
Describes dismantling of pit top, Little Cessnock.
21:58
Worked at Kalingo Colliery, 1943 as manager.
George Orton.
Bill Alexander.
Reason for fall in coal production, Kalingo.
Direction of main heading, Kalingo Colliery.
24:34
Describes making deviation in heading.
Depth of headings, Kalingo Colliery.
Extent of boundary, Kalingo Colliery.
Steepness (grade) of tunnel, Kalingo Colliery.
Width of boards, Kalingo Colliery.
Description of "staggered" cut-throughs.
Recollection of Kalingo substation.
29:40
No pillars (all "first workings") at Kalingo.
Depth of drift, Kalingo.
Recalls using 11BU and 14BU scraper-loaders.
Make of coal-cutters, Kalingo Colliery - Maver and Coulson.
31:29
2 or 3 coal cutters, Kalingo Colliery.
Description of "Kalingo Fault".
Recollection of stone fault, Kalingo Colliery.
Skips were ridden "one-at-a-time" weighing 3 ton a skip.
Recalls changing haulage method.
Recalls large fall-in on north side at Kalingo.
Recalls quoted price to "clean up" fall.
36:09
Describes skips "gravitating" into cage.
Number of skips waiting to enter cage.
Locomotive hauled eight skips.
Skips travelled from pit top to loader.
38:21
Number of locomotives, Kalingo Colliery.
Make/capacity of locomotives.
Describes how empty skips were shunted.
39:38
Describes fitting of brake shoes.
Jack Dougherty.
Recollection of accident involving skips.
Recalls outbreak of fire at Kalingo.
41:56
End (Tape 415/Side B) Part 2 of 2
SubjectMcKendry, Henry John, 1913-1995PersonJack DelaneyCollectionVoices of the HunterPlaceCessnock, NSWLocation[1] Kalingo Colliery, NSWIdentifier415Bloading google map....
Delaney, Jack, 1919-2010, Harry McKendry (1913-1995) - Superintendent of mines. Recorded 01 May 1990. Part 2/2., [415B]. Living Histories, accessed 04/12/2023, https://livinghistories.newcastle.edu.au/nodes/view/56058