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Arthur Threadgate (1912-1991) - Mine worker, Bellbird No. 2 Colliery. Recorded 9 November 1990. Part 1/1.
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SummaryTAPE 451B ARTHUR THREADGATE
Recorded 9 November 1990.
Part 1/1.
00:20
Began working at Bellbird in 1941. Originally from Mount View.
00:40
Worked in "fire hole" with Harry Day. Worked u/ground when power installed, 1947.
1:10
Number of boilers was 5, Bellbird. Position of "fire box" and "bolier", Bellbird.
1:45
Dimensions of "fire box", Bellbird. 30 ft high.
3:15
Recalls loading ash into skips by hand.
3:50
Caledonian Collieries.
4:05
Born 1912, Mount View. Worked at family's dairy farm previously.
4:20
Recalls haulage being powered electrically.
5:10
Has two brothers.
5:22
Lyle Allan, engine driver (Bellbird No. 2).
6:35
Recalls clearing of tunnels, Bellbird No.1. Recalls breaking fire seal at "3 East"
7.05
Bill Colvin, manager. Roy Vernon, deputy.
7:55
Recalls "3 East" having small entrance.
8:40
Carted coal between Swansea-Sydney, 1949.
9:10
Recalls carting gravel for Kearsley Shire.
9:30
Worked for Hunter District Water Board for 22 years.
11:00
Recalls working "on the coal", Bellbird No. 2.
11:40
Fred Lockhardt. Harry Day.
12:15
Location of powerhouse, Bellbird.
12:35
Peter Goodwin.
14:10
Water from boilers was "town" water.
14:32
Location of boiler house, Bellbird. Conveyor belt was made of rubber.
16:30
Recollection of open cutting of Bellbird. Athol Lightfoot.
17:50
Recollection of "shot-firers".
18:55
Recalls using pit props.
20:10
Alec Mitchell. Joe Mitchell. Location of "15 East" section.
21:20
Recalls fall-in at "The Ballroom" section.
24:40
Winches.
26:10
Father-in-law worked at Bellbird, c.1918. Mother-in-law originally from Paterson, Martin’s Creek.
28:25
Location of "gantry", Bellbird.
28:45
Tension weights, location of.
32:55
Number of horses, Bellbird.
33:35
Recalls sidling in "15 East" section.
36:33
Battery lights.
38:25
Recollection of hole in "3 East" section.
39:52
End (Tape 451/Side B)
Threadgate, Arthur William George, 1912-1991PersonJack DelaneyDepicts or Relates ToRoy VernonLyall AllanHarry Day - Miner. Recorded 4th August 1983. Part 1/1.Delaney, Jack, 1919-2010CollectionVoices of the HunterIdentifier451B
Recorded 9 November 1990.
Part 1/1.
00:20
Began working at Bellbird in 1941. Originally from Mount View.
00:40
Worked in "fire hole" with Harry Day. Worked u/ground when power installed, 1947.
1:10
Number of boilers was 5, Bellbird. Position of "fire box" and "bolier", Bellbird.
1:45
Dimensions of "fire box", Bellbird. 30 ft high.
3:15
Recalls loading ash into skips by hand.
3:50
Caledonian Collieries.
4:05
Born 1912, Mount View. Worked at family's dairy farm previously.
4:20
Recalls haulage being powered electrically.
5:10
Has two brothers.
5:22
Lyle Allan, engine driver (Bellbird No. 2).
6:35
Recalls clearing of tunnels, Bellbird No.1. Recalls breaking fire seal at "3 East"
7.05
Bill Colvin, manager. Roy Vernon, deputy.
7:55
Recalls "3 East" having small entrance.
8:40
Carted coal between Swansea-Sydney, 1949.
9:10
Recalls carting gravel for Kearsley Shire.
9:30
Worked for Hunter District Water Board for 22 years.
11:00
Recalls working "on the coal", Bellbird No. 2.
11:40
Fred Lockhardt. Harry Day.
12:15
Location of powerhouse, Bellbird.
12:35
Peter Goodwin.
14:10
Water from boilers was "town" water.
14:32
Location of boiler house, Bellbird. Conveyor belt was made of rubber.
16:30
Recollection of open cutting of Bellbird. Athol Lightfoot.
17:50
Recollection of "shot-firers".
18:55
Recalls using pit props.
20:10
Alec Mitchell. Joe Mitchell. Location of "15 East" section.
21:20
Recalls fall-in at "The Ballroom" section.
24:40
Winches.
26:10
Father-in-law worked at Bellbird, c.1918. Mother-in-law originally from Paterson, Martin’s Creek.
28:25
Location of "gantry", Bellbird.
28:45
Tension weights, location of.
32:55
Number of horses, Bellbird.
33:35
Recalls sidling in "15 East" section.
36:33
Battery lights.
38:25
Recollection of hole in "3 East" section.
39:52
End (Tape 451/Side B)
Threadgate, Arthur William George, 1912-1991PersonJack DelaneyDepicts or Relates ToRoy VernonLyall AllanHarry Day - Miner. Recorded 4th August 1983. Part 1/1.Delaney, Jack, 1919-2010CollectionVoices of the HunterIdentifier451Bloading google map....
Delaney, Jack, 1919-2010, Arthur Threadgate (1912-1991) - Mine worker, Bellbird No. 2 Colliery. Recorded 9 November 1990. Part 1/1., [451B]. Living Histories, accessed 22/09/2023, https://livinghistories.newcastle.edu.au/nodes/view/56127