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Hunter & Tom MacDonald - Miners, Ayrfield No. 3 Colliery. Recorded 9 June 1993. Part 1/2.
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Summary425A Hunter & Tom MacDonald
Recorded 09 June 1993.
​Part 1 of 2.
1:20
Ayrfield No. 3 began working, 1938.
Recalls Ayrfield mining Rothbury workings.
2:02
Merewether Bros. (Rothbury Colliery).
James Rutley.
3:35
Peter Sattler.
Ivan Sattler, John Sattler
4:26
Athol Lightfoot.
Henry Robinson.
5:25
Jock MacLeod.
John MacLeod.
5:39
Bill MacLeod.
No. 4 workings, Ayrfield.
6:38
Began working at Ayrfield, 1947.
Describes working top to bottom seam.
7:02
The Stone Drive, Ayrfield.
Recalls how worked No. 3 tunnel.
9:15
No. 3 tunnel connected to No. 1"A".
Recalls coal coming down chutes into skips.
10:44
Skips tipped at Ayrfield No. 2.
Stone drive was offset to tunnel.
15:11
Ayrfield No. 4 (two seams connected).
Lower seam, Ayrfield No. 6.
Recalls boring chute hole in Ayrfield No. 6.
18:51
Used rubber belt to convey coal, Ayrfield No. 6.
Recalls steepness (grade) of Ayrfield No. 6.
19:19
The "Helldiver", Ayrfield No. 6.
Description of "Helldiver".
20:06
Noel White.
Keith Thomas.
Recalls driving of stone drive, Ayrfield No. 3.
25:19
Direction of stone drive, Ayrfield No. 3.
Skips tipped into "alligator" on bottom seam.
30:25
Recalls boards falling in on level.
Stone drive, Ayrfield No. 4 tunnel.
33:48
Recalls quality of coal, Ayrfield No. 4.
Mick Markham, Dan O'Connell.
34:50
Coal was tipped into box from skips.
Recalls fatal accident involving "dummy".
39:39
Recalls alligator tipping into box.
Dummy Wheel.
40:09
Location of engine house.
Jack Cruikshank.
Anvil Creek, Greta.
44:56
End (Tape 425/Side A) Part 1 of 2
SubjectMacDonald, Ronald Thomas, c. 1925-2008MacDonald, Hunter MaxwellPersonJack DelaneyInterview logMacDonald, Ronald Thomas, c. 1925-2008Depicts or Relates ToJack Cruikshank - Wheeler. Part 1 of 1. Recorded 26 January 1994.CollectionVoices of the HunterLocation[1] Ayrfield No. 3 Colliery, NSWIdentifier425A
Recorded 09 June 1993.
​Part 1 of 2.
1:20
Ayrfield No. 3 began working, 1938.
Recalls Ayrfield mining Rothbury workings.
2:02
Merewether Bros. (Rothbury Colliery).
James Rutley.
3:35
Peter Sattler.
Ivan Sattler, John Sattler
4:26
Athol Lightfoot.
Henry Robinson.
5:25
Jock MacLeod.
John MacLeod.
5:39
Bill MacLeod.
No. 4 workings, Ayrfield.
6:38
Began working at Ayrfield, 1947.
Describes working top to bottom seam.
7:02
The Stone Drive, Ayrfield.
Recalls how worked No. 3 tunnel.
9:15
No. 3 tunnel connected to No. 1"A".
Recalls coal coming down chutes into skips.
10:44
Skips tipped at Ayrfield No. 2.
Stone drive was offset to tunnel.
15:11
Ayrfield No. 4 (two seams connected).
Lower seam, Ayrfield No. 6.
Recalls boring chute hole in Ayrfield No. 6.
18:51
Used rubber belt to convey coal, Ayrfield No. 6.
Recalls steepness (grade) of Ayrfield No. 6.
19:19
The "Helldiver", Ayrfield No. 6.
Description of "Helldiver".
20:06
Noel White.
Keith Thomas.
Recalls driving of stone drive, Ayrfield No. 3.
25:19
Direction of stone drive, Ayrfield No. 3.
Skips tipped into "alligator" on bottom seam.
30:25
Recalls boards falling in on level.
Stone drive, Ayrfield No. 4 tunnel.
33:48
Recalls quality of coal, Ayrfield No. 4.
Mick Markham, Dan O'Connell.
34:50
Coal was tipped into box from skips.
Recalls fatal accident involving "dummy".
39:39
Recalls alligator tipping into box.
Dummy Wheel.
40:09
Location of engine house.
Jack Cruikshank.
Anvil Creek, Greta.
44:56
End (Tape 425/Side A) Part 1 of 2
SubjectMacDonald, Ronald Thomas, c. 1925-2008MacDonald, Hunter MaxwellPersonJack DelaneyInterview logMacDonald, Ronald Thomas, c. 1925-2008Depicts or Relates ToJack Cruikshank - Wheeler. Part 1 of 1. Recorded 26 January 1994.CollectionVoices of the HunterLocation[1] Ayrfield No. 3 Colliery, NSWIdentifier425Aloading google map....
Delaney, Jack, 1919-2010, Hunter & Tom MacDonald - Miners, Ayrfield No. 3 Colliery. Recorded 9 June 1993. Part 1/2., [425A]. Living Histories, accessed 05/12/2023, https://livinghistories.newcastle.edu.au/nodes/view/56080