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Ron Olive (1927-2005) - Electrical engineer, Pelton Colliery. Recorded 9 April 1990. Part 1 of 3.
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Summary429A Ron Olive
Recorded 09 April 1990.
Part 1 of 3
0:21
Began work at Pelton, 1952.
Born 1927, Cessnock.
1:04
Worked as electrical engineer, Pelton.
"Goodyear" installed conveyer belt.
1:36
Length of conveyor belt (880 yards).
Width of conveyor belt.
2:02
Description of conveyor belt.
David Haldane.
3:00
Belt went through old workings of No.1 tunnel.
Reason for direction of rope haulage.
Steam engine drove rope haulage.
3:56
Cross-compounded steam engine.
Straight engine drive oil motor.
5:21
Difference between alternator and generator.
Capacity of alternator engine.
6:11
Number and brand of boilers.
Description of "Lancashire" type boilers.
6:36
Description of brick smokestack, Pelton.
Power supplied by Caledonian, c. 1950.
7:17
Electric power was fed down travelling tunnel.
"Sampson" coal cutter.
8:32
Recollection of electric shuttle cars.
11BU Joy loader.
8:48
Joy 6CM continuous miners introduced, 1951.
Upgraded to Joy 8CM miners, 1967.
Recalls driving in old workings.
Number of belts in total, Pelton.
Metropolitan-Vickers motor.
Compton-Parkinson motor.
First belt was driven by 150 h.p. motor.
Mavor & Coulson drive heads.
Reason length of belt varied.
12:58
Recalls cost comparison of belts.
Andy Gourley.
Evolution of conveyor belt materials.
14:49
Reason for not using PVC belting.
M.G. set motorised generator ran shuttlecars.
Portable mercury arc rectifiers.
Personal views on changes in mining.
19:18
Recalls first mechanised unit used in Bellbird.
Worked at Bellbird prior to Pelton.
Jay Davidson.
21:19
Height of seam, Bellbird.
Sirocco ventilation fan, Pelton.
Radial flow fan (Airex).
23:24
Recalls motor used to power fan.
Reason for using auto-synchronised motor.
Reason for upgrading of ventilation.
Recalls driving of ventilation drift.
27:30
Recalls driving drift into No.3 tunnel.
Ellalong ventilation system.
Used 10 h.p. fan in ventilation tunnel.
Reason for using closed motors in washery.
32:42
Description of a "closed motor".
Recalls pumps used in coal washery.
Coal was washed to 1/8 inch.
35:29
Reason for washing of coal.
Percentage of reject coal, Pelton.
36:18
Henry Taylor.
Overland belt connected to Pelton.
Reason for washery staying at Pelton.
39:56
Expected life of Ellalong Colliery.
British General Electric built Pelton washery.
David Haldane.
43:19
Amount of sand used in washing process.
43:21
End (Tape 429/Side A) Part 1 of 3
Aberdare Extended Colliery (N.S.W.)Bellbird Colliery (N.S.W.)Olive, Ronald Peter, 1927-2005PersonJack DelaneyCollectionVoices of the HunterPlaceCessnock, NSWLocation[1] Pelton Colliery, NSW[2] Aberdare Extended Colliery, NSW[3] Bellbird Colliery, NSWIdentifier429A
Recorded 09 April 1990.
Part 1 of 3
0:21
Began work at Pelton, 1952.
Born 1927, Cessnock.
1:04
Worked as electrical engineer, Pelton.
"Goodyear" installed conveyer belt.
1:36
Length of conveyor belt (880 yards).
Width of conveyor belt.
2:02
Description of conveyor belt.
David Haldane.
3:00
Belt went through old workings of No.1 tunnel.
Reason for direction of rope haulage.
Steam engine drove rope haulage.
3:56
Cross-compounded steam engine.
Straight engine drive oil motor.
5:21
Difference between alternator and generator.
Capacity of alternator engine.
6:11
Number and brand of boilers.
Description of "Lancashire" type boilers.
6:36
Description of brick smokestack, Pelton.
Power supplied by Caledonian, c. 1950.
7:17
Electric power was fed down travelling tunnel.
"Sampson" coal cutter.
8:32
Recollection of electric shuttle cars.
11BU Joy loader.
8:48
Joy 6CM continuous miners introduced, 1951.
Upgraded to Joy 8CM miners, 1967.
Recalls driving in old workings.
Number of belts in total, Pelton.
Metropolitan-Vickers motor.
Compton-Parkinson motor.
First belt was driven by 150 h.p. motor.
Mavor & Coulson drive heads.
Reason length of belt varied.
12:58
Recalls cost comparison of belts.
Andy Gourley.
Evolution of conveyor belt materials.
14:49
Reason for not using PVC belting.
M.G. set motorised generator ran shuttlecars.
Portable mercury arc rectifiers.
Personal views on changes in mining.
19:18
Recalls first mechanised unit used in Bellbird.
Worked at Bellbird prior to Pelton.
Jay Davidson.
21:19
Height of seam, Bellbird.
Sirocco ventilation fan, Pelton.
Radial flow fan (Airex).
23:24
Recalls motor used to power fan.
Reason for using auto-synchronised motor.
Reason for upgrading of ventilation.
Recalls driving of ventilation drift.
27:30
Recalls driving drift into No.3 tunnel.
Ellalong ventilation system.
Used 10 h.p. fan in ventilation tunnel.
Reason for using closed motors in washery.
32:42
Description of a "closed motor".
Recalls pumps used in coal washery.
Coal was washed to 1/8 inch.
35:29
Reason for washing of coal.
Percentage of reject coal, Pelton.
36:18
Henry Taylor.
Overland belt connected to Pelton.
Reason for washery staying at Pelton.
39:56
Expected life of Ellalong Colliery.
British General Electric built Pelton washery.
David Haldane.
43:19
Amount of sand used in washing process.
43:21
End (Tape 429/Side A) Part 1 of 3
Aberdare Extended Colliery (N.S.W.)Bellbird Colliery (N.S.W.)Olive, Ronald Peter, 1927-2005PersonJack DelaneyCollectionVoices of the HunterPlaceCessnock, NSWLocation[1] Pelton Colliery, NSW[2] Aberdare Extended Colliery, NSW[3] Bellbird Colliery, NSWIdentifier429Aloading google map....
Delaney, Jack, 1919-2010, Ron Olive (1927-2005) - Electrical engineer, Pelton Colliery. Recorded 9 April 1990. Part 1 of 3., [429A]. Living Histories, accessed 07/12/2023, https://livinghistories.newcastle.edu.au/nodes/view/56085