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Jim Comerford, Bill Northey & Ern Dunlop discuss Stanford Main, Richmond Main & Pelaw Main Collieries. Recorded 12 June 1988. Part 2/2.
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Summary422B JAMES (JIM) COMERFORD et al.
Recorded 12 June 1988.
Part 2 of 2.
0:13
Recalls introduction of bonus pay in 1947 - the most important element to break the Crooks and Simpson's ability to break the 1949 strike.
0:44
Harry Cotterill was the Lodge Secretary after the Lock Out. In 1938 and 1940 outside the gate.
1:41
Bondy Hoare speaker at the demo.
1:54
Recalls refusal of membership to Federation - which explains why they never got into the Federation till 1947.
2:17
Frank Manning - threatening to ambush the dogwatch at Rothbury.
2:44
Billy McBlane, Tommy O'Toole. Jack Reagan, Jimmy Connell.
2:53
Henry Scanlon. Recalls ambush of miners, Rothbury.
3:45
Electrical generation plant, Rothbury.
4:05
Boilers exploding. No powerhouse. The boiler and the power line were blown up. At Cwmdu.
5:11
Ken ? worked in the power generation. The power was run from Greta railway to Rothbury township.
6:01
End (Tape422/Side B) Part 2 of 2
Northey, William Bernard, 1924-1998Dunlop, Henry Ernest, 1914-1998Comerford, James, 1913-2006PersonJack DelaneyCollectionVoices of the HunterLocation[1] Pelaw Main Colliery, NSW[2] Stanford Merthyr/Stanford Main Colliery, NSW[3] Richmond Main Colliery, NSWIdentifier422B
Recorded 12 June 1988.
Part 2 of 2.
0:13
Recalls introduction of bonus pay in 1947 - the most important element to break the Crooks and Simpson's ability to break the 1949 strike.
0:44
Harry Cotterill was the Lodge Secretary after the Lock Out. In 1938 and 1940 outside the gate.
1:41
Bondy Hoare speaker at the demo.
1:54
Recalls refusal of membership to Federation - which explains why they never got into the Federation till 1947.
2:17
Frank Manning - threatening to ambush the dogwatch at Rothbury.
2:44
Billy McBlane, Tommy O'Toole. Jack Reagan, Jimmy Connell.
2:53
Henry Scanlon. Recalls ambush of miners, Rothbury.
3:45
Electrical generation plant, Rothbury.
4:05
Boilers exploding. No powerhouse. The boiler and the power line were blown up. At Cwmdu.
5:11
Ken ? worked in the power generation. The power was run from Greta railway to Rothbury township.
6:01
End (Tape422/Side B) Part 2 of 2
Northey, William Bernard, 1924-1998Dunlop, Henry Ernest, 1914-1998Comerford, James, 1913-2006PersonJack DelaneyCollectionVoices of the HunterLocation[1] Pelaw Main Colliery, NSW[2] Stanford Merthyr/Stanford Main Colliery, NSW[3] Richmond Main Colliery, NSWIdentifier422Bloading google map....
Delaney, Jack, 1919-2010, Jim Comerford, Bill Northey & Ern Dunlop discuss Stanford Main, Richmond Main & Pelaw Main Collieries. Recorded 12 June 1988. Part 2/2., [422B]. Living Histories, accessed 28/09/2023, https://livinghistories.newcastle.edu.au/nodes/view/56073