Ian Macleod - Mine Manager. Recorded 13 May 1992. Part 1/2.

TAPE 447A IAN MACLEOD Recorded on 13 May 1992. Part 1/2

00:12
Number of tunnels, Millfield (4 tunnels).

00:34
Bellbird Colliery, Millfield Colliery.

1:10
Maitland Main leases.

3:20
Millfield North. Rail track. Shingle Gully Road.

4:02
Ayrfield No. 3.

4:22
Reason for storing coal at Bellbird.

5:05
Millfield and Greta leases cancelled, c.1990.

5:35
Ayrfield No.3 was mined by Rothbury.

5:55
Merewether/Rothbury Estate c.1913.

6:31
Cwmdu Colliery.

7:03
Athol Lightfoot. William Laidley, Iron Bark Brush.

7:09
Norm Smith.

7:35
William Lailey & Co. Owned land at Ironbark Brush, Rhondda Colliery.

9:24
Donaldson leases.

9:40
Wallsend Borehole, Co-operative Colliery.

10:54
Dulcie Hartley (historian).

13:31
Wallsend Borehole opened in 1965.

14:15
Wallsend Borehole No.1 opened in 1965. Came to an agreement with Browns).

15:01
Wallsend Borehole No.2 opened in 1968.

15:19
Wallsend Borehole washery opened in 1971.

15:35
Open cutting of Wallsend began in 1969.

16:22
Wallsend Borehole closed in 1975.

16:40
Wallsend Borehole No.3 entry.

17:15
Pram & Thompson's, Cramp.

17:15
R.W. Miller.

18:49
Ayrfield plant was upgraded in 1970-71.

19:30
Recalls tanker catching alight at Whyalla.

20:15
Roderick Miller d.1971. Recalls boom in Japanese coal market, c.1969.

20:45
Tomago.

21:23
Wallsend Borehole Open cut ceased in 1987.

23:30
Green Point owned by Belmont Collieries (Lake Macquarie Collieries), ceased in 1979.

24:25
Great Northern, Fassifern c.1965-1979.

24:52
Wakefield Open cut, 1975. Belmont Colliery continued until 1975.

25:57
Preston Colliery, Gunnedah. Millers involved with Thomas’. Cameron & Europa Mining. Owner shares of Preston Colliery.

28:05
Harry Thomas.

28:45
Stockton Borehole, Cardiff Borehole.

30:15
T.N.T. purchased shares in R.W. Miller.

30:35
Betty Miller sold shares to Ampol.

30:56
Howard Smith purchased control of shares.

31:20
T.N.T. sold shares to Amcor.

32:00
Ampol sold shares to Howard Smith.

32:20
Coal & Allied purchased R.W. Miller, 1987.

33:18
Mount Thorley (some foreign ownership). John Donoghue.

34:20
Tony Lawrence (left in 1981).

34:55
Matthew Haroldson (accountant).

37:25
Frank Murphy.

37:55
Robert Patrick, Marcus Matthew.

39:00
Andy Gow (worked at Sugarloaf).

39:43
Norm Smith, Athol Lightfoot.

40:40
Bede Kelly, Bill Brown.

42:48
End (Tape 447/Side A)
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