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Hunter & Tom MacDonald - Miners, Ayrfield No. 3 Colliery. Recorded 9 June 1993. Part 2/2.
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Summary425B H. & T. McDonald
Recorded 09 June 1993.
​Part 2 of 2.
0:09
Steel box and frame went to Hexham.
Monty Thomas.
Cwmdu Colliery.
1:27
Difference between stone drive and drift.
Distance between two seams, Ayrfield No. 6.
Recalls steepness (grade), Ayrfield No. 6.
Conglomerate roofing, Ayrfield No. 6.
6:00
Reason for using roof props.
Went road laying when cabled out.
Used "rib" as roof in Ayrfield No. 6.
Used ramps in Ayrfield No. 6.
Recalls boring holes, Ayrfield No. 6.
9:34
Description of "ramps" (scraper-loaders).
Recalls working conditions at Ayrfield No. 6.
Number of men in scraper-loader crew.
12:27
Recalls length of headings, Old Rothbury.
Austin Greener.
Height of bottom seam, Ayrfield.
Sir Edgeworth David.
14:04
Recalls fault in Greta coal seam.
Old Rothbury worked top seams.
Les Tiedeman.
Ayrfield No. 1 (Heddon Greta).
16:37
East Greta Coal Company.
Bill Gregg, Alec Masterton.
Ray Manuel.
18:31
Don King, P.G. King.
Rupert Brierly.
Bill Hartcher.
Henry Scanlon, Jim Comerford.
22:08
Recollection of Miner's Federation meeting.
Gordon Leonard.
Recollection of original bathroom, Ayrfield No. 2.
23:46
Location of sawmill, Ayrfield No. 2.
Location of ventilation fans, Ayrfield.
Return air-shaft, Ayrfield No. 3.
Fans were operated by steam engine.
Used "Ajax" 4x4 water pumps.
Difference b/t "Ajax" and "Billabong" pumps.
28:48
Recollection of water pumps, Ayrfield No. 6.
Town water connected to Branxton, 1946.
Les Bullen.
R.W. "Bob" Miller.
Roderick Miller.
32:38
Open cut opened at Ayrfield No. 6.
Width of seam, Ayrfield No. 6.
Recall driving Old Rothbury workings.
Used 4 tonne skips in Ayrfield No. 6.
34:54
Description/dimensions of skips.
Wheeler loaded into "alligator".
How coal was tipped, Ayrfield No. 2.
Recalls skips being tipped into chute.
Description of "chute".
Recalls closure of seam due to fire.
Ken Hartcher.
Location of endless rope, Ayrfield.
Length of flight conveyor.
Skips were hauled using main & tail.
44:20
End (Tape 425/Side B) Part 2 of 2.
SubjectMacDonald, Hunter MaxwellMacDonald, Ronald Thomas, c. 1925-2008PersonJack DelaneyDepicts or Relates ToRay "Monty" ThomasDon KingLes TiedemanKen HartcherHenry Scanlon (1902-1987) - Miners Federation official. Recorded 10 February 1984. Part 1/1.Austin Greener - Mine manager and Inspector for the Mines Department. Part 1 of 1. Recorded 24 March 1988. CollectionVoices of the HunterLocation[1] Ayrfield No. 3 Colliery, NSWIdentifier425B
Recorded 09 June 1993.
​Part 2 of 2.
0:09
Steel box and frame went to Hexham.
Monty Thomas.
Cwmdu Colliery.
1:27
Difference between stone drive and drift.
Distance between two seams, Ayrfield No. 6.
Recalls steepness (grade), Ayrfield No. 6.
Conglomerate roofing, Ayrfield No. 6.
6:00
Reason for using roof props.
Went road laying when cabled out.
Used "rib" as roof in Ayrfield No. 6.
Used ramps in Ayrfield No. 6.
Recalls boring holes, Ayrfield No. 6.
9:34
Description of "ramps" (scraper-loaders).
Recalls working conditions at Ayrfield No. 6.
Number of men in scraper-loader crew.
12:27
Recalls length of headings, Old Rothbury.
Austin Greener.
Height of bottom seam, Ayrfield.
Sir Edgeworth David.
14:04
Recalls fault in Greta coal seam.
Old Rothbury worked top seams.
Les Tiedeman.
Ayrfield No. 1 (Heddon Greta).
16:37
East Greta Coal Company.
Bill Gregg, Alec Masterton.
Ray Manuel.
18:31
Don King, P.G. King.
Rupert Brierly.
Bill Hartcher.
Henry Scanlon, Jim Comerford.
22:08
Recollection of Miner's Federation meeting.
Gordon Leonard.
Recollection of original bathroom, Ayrfield No. 2.
23:46
Location of sawmill, Ayrfield No. 2.
Location of ventilation fans, Ayrfield.
Return air-shaft, Ayrfield No. 3.
Fans were operated by steam engine.
Used "Ajax" 4x4 water pumps.
Difference b/t "Ajax" and "Billabong" pumps.
28:48
Recollection of water pumps, Ayrfield No. 6.
Town water connected to Branxton, 1946.
Les Bullen.
R.W. "Bob" Miller.
Roderick Miller.
32:38
Open cut opened at Ayrfield No. 6.
Width of seam, Ayrfield No. 6.
Recall driving Old Rothbury workings.
Used 4 tonne skips in Ayrfield No. 6.
34:54
Description/dimensions of skips.
Wheeler loaded into "alligator".
How coal was tipped, Ayrfield No. 2.
Recalls skips being tipped into chute.
Description of "chute".
Recalls closure of seam due to fire.
Ken Hartcher.
Location of endless rope, Ayrfield.
Length of flight conveyor.
Skips were hauled using main & tail.
44:20
End (Tape 425/Side B) Part 2 of 2.
SubjectMacDonald, Hunter MaxwellMacDonald, Ronald Thomas, c. 1925-2008PersonJack DelaneyDepicts or Relates ToRay "Monty" ThomasDon KingLes TiedemanKen HartcherHenry Scanlon (1902-1987) - Miners Federation official. Recorded 10 February 1984. Part 1/1.Austin Greener - Mine manager and Inspector for the Mines Department. Part 1 of 1. Recorded 24 March 1988. CollectionVoices of the HunterLocation[1] Ayrfield No. 3 Colliery, NSWIdentifier425Bloading google map....
Delaney, Jack, 1919-2010, Hunter & Tom MacDonald - Miners, Ayrfield No. 3 Colliery. Recorded 9 June 1993. Part 2/2., [425B]. Living Histories, accessed 05/12/2023, https://livinghistories.newcastle.edu.au/nodes/view/56081