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Bobby Davies (1914-2011) - Mineworker, Pelton Colliery. Recorded 9 April 1990. Part 2/2.
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Summary424B Bobby Davies
Recorded 09 April 1990.
​Part 2 of 2.
1:03
Recalls main conveyor belt system.
Matt Willoughby.
1:29
Frankie Lewis.
Ray Roddenby.
1:46
Recalls pit top constructed by contractors.
Tom Steadman.
2:44
Dimensions of pit top wall, Pelton.
Location of main pump/sump, "4 West".
3:59
Water was pumped to tunnel mouth boiler.
Used water to dampen roads.
4:56
Location of water pump, Pelton.
Recollection of Pelton "swimming pool".
5:49
Recalls sump at "2 East".
Recalls pumping of water to pit surface.
6:35
Pelton Colliery No. 3 tunnel.
Reason for covering of conveyor.
7:30
Dennis McDonald.
Coal was tipped into 30 tonne steel bin.
8:24
Recollection of fall-in, Pelton.
Bill Kimberley.
9:45
Roof was bolted using stone mesh.
Recalls dimension of pump pipe.
12:32
Reason for building No. 3 tunnel.
Ab Norley.
14:29
Dave Jefferies.
Bill Davies (brother).
14:36
"Spec" Collins.
Roy Ingall.
14:45
Used "Sampson" coal cutters.
Converted cutter into roof boarder.
Describes method of cutting coal.
Reason for baulking roof.
Recalls open cut mining of Maitland Main.
16:58
Recollection of driving air shaft.
Recalls pipe suspended by ropes.
Distance drove No. 3 tunnel.
Recalls "breaking into" old pit workings.
Average coal output from shuttle cars.
20:20
Steepness (grade) of No. 3 tunnel.
Recalls having to replace break pads.
Worked to the barrier of Maitland Main.
Reason for installing "side belt'.
22:12
Distance side belt ran into tunnel.
Number of headings, No. 3 tunnel.
Distance between side belts.
24:41
Involvement in driving headings, Ellalong.
Number of headings driven to form Ellalong.
Recollection of driving into fault.
29:09
Recalls brattice used in pit.
Crawford's Pit (Hilldale).
Recollection of first workings, Pelton.
31:42
Thickness of seam, Pelton ("2 North').
Recollection of early shot-firing method.
Recalls working as contract miner.
34:29
Recalls working as "boss wheeler".
Harold Wells ("The Earth Cries Out').
"The Saga of Coal".
35:52
Location of Pelton Colliery village.
Recalls early residents of village.
38:10
Recalls early court case, Cessnock.
Bill "Milky" Lewis.
Recalls concreting of Main St., Cessnock.
40:10
Toby Kempe.
Recalls pulling rails out of No. 3 tunnel.
Recalls No. 3 tunnel filling with water.
42:48
Coal & Allied.
Jim Rutherford.
44:00
End (Tape 424/Side B) Part 2 of 2
Davies, Robert Cecil, 1914-2011PersonJack DelaneyDepicts or Relates ToJimmy Rutherford (1903-1996) - Wheeler, Bellbird Colliery. Recorded 9 April 1990. Part 1/1.CollectionVoices of the HunterPlaceCessnock, NSWLocation[1] Pelton Colliery, NSW[2] Maitland Main Colliery, NSWIdentifier424B
Recorded 09 April 1990.
​Part 2 of 2.
1:03
Recalls main conveyor belt system.
Matt Willoughby.
1:29
Frankie Lewis.
Ray Roddenby.
1:46
Recalls pit top constructed by contractors.
Tom Steadman.
2:44
Dimensions of pit top wall, Pelton.
Location of main pump/sump, "4 West".
3:59
Water was pumped to tunnel mouth boiler.
Used water to dampen roads.
4:56
Location of water pump, Pelton.
Recollection of Pelton "swimming pool".
5:49
Recalls sump at "2 East".
Recalls pumping of water to pit surface.
6:35
Pelton Colliery No. 3 tunnel.
Reason for covering of conveyor.
7:30
Dennis McDonald.
Coal was tipped into 30 tonne steel bin.
8:24
Recollection of fall-in, Pelton.
Bill Kimberley.
9:45
Roof was bolted using stone mesh.
Recalls dimension of pump pipe.
12:32
Reason for building No. 3 tunnel.
Ab Norley.
14:29
Dave Jefferies.
Bill Davies (brother).
14:36
"Spec" Collins.
Roy Ingall.
14:45
Used "Sampson" coal cutters.
Converted cutter into roof boarder.
Describes method of cutting coal.
Reason for baulking roof.
Recalls open cut mining of Maitland Main.
16:58
Recollection of driving air shaft.
Recalls pipe suspended by ropes.
Distance drove No. 3 tunnel.
Recalls "breaking into" old pit workings.
Average coal output from shuttle cars.
20:20
Steepness (grade) of No. 3 tunnel.
Recalls having to replace break pads.
Worked to the barrier of Maitland Main.
Reason for installing "side belt'.
22:12
Distance side belt ran into tunnel.
Number of headings, No. 3 tunnel.
Distance between side belts.
24:41
Involvement in driving headings, Ellalong.
Number of headings driven to form Ellalong.
Recollection of driving into fault.
29:09
Recalls brattice used in pit.
Crawford's Pit (Hilldale).
Recollection of first workings, Pelton.
31:42
Thickness of seam, Pelton ("2 North').
Recollection of early shot-firing method.
Recalls working as contract miner.
34:29
Recalls working as "boss wheeler".
Harold Wells ("The Earth Cries Out').
"The Saga of Coal".
35:52
Location of Pelton Colliery village.
Recalls early residents of village.
38:10
Recalls early court case, Cessnock.
Bill "Milky" Lewis.
Recalls concreting of Main St., Cessnock.
40:10
Toby Kempe.
Recalls pulling rails out of No. 3 tunnel.
Recalls No. 3 tunnel filling with water.
42:48
Coal & Allied.
Jim Rutherford.
44:00
End (Tape 424/Side B) Part 2 of 2
Davies, Robert Cecil, 1914-2011PersonJack DelaneyDepicts or Relates ToJimmy Rutherford (1903-1996) - Wheeler, Bellbird Colliery. Recorded 9 April 1990. Part 1/1.CollectionVoices of the HunterPlaceCessnock, NSWLocation[1] Pelton Colliery, NSW[2] Maitland Main Colliery, NSWIdentifier424Bloading google map....
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Delaney, Jack, 1919-2010, Bobby Davies (1914-2011) - Mineworker, Pelton Colliery. Recorded 9 April 1990. Part 2/2., [424B]. Living Histories, accessed 08/12/2023, https://livinghistories.newcastle.edu.au/nodes/view/56079