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Les Vaisey (1906-2005) - Mine Worker. Recorded 22 November 1989. Part 1/1.
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SummaryTAPE 452A LES VAISEY
Recorded 22 November 1989.
Part 1/1
00:21
Recalls Mervin Harris naming "portal mining". Definition of "portal" (it's a doorway).
1:07
Open cut mining. Les worked with continuous mining 'Lee Norse'. Recalls opencutting operation in WW2. Reason for being named "portal mining". Recalls using continuous miners, shuttle cars. Belt came thru portal and into coal bin. Recalls lorries carting coal to washery.
4:30
Old Caldare.
5:10
Bridge's Hill.
5:49
Number of shuttle cars working in colliery.
5:55
Maitland Main. Worked at Aberdare Extended, Aberdare 7.
6:15
Len Smith, coal carrier.
6:31
Number of tunnels, Aberdare 7.
7:08
Aberdare 7 used Little Cessnock as return airway.
9:04
Aberdare East. Merv Harris, Ernie Harris.
10:11
Jack Thompson.
10:22
Recollection of "alligator", Aberdare East.
12:01
Kalingo Colliery fans. Left ventilator fans buried, Aberdare Extended.
12:19
"Jeffrey" shaker screens. Tommy Day. Ronnie Day.
14:05
Recollection of Singleton floods.
15:01
Number of conveyors, Bridge's Hill. Location of winch, Bridge's Hill, driven by electric motors.
16:39
Recalls boring machines used at Bridge's Hill.
17:48
"Joy" shuttle cars.
18:30
Recalls only "stowing" the drift. Ronnie Stacey.
20:43
Recollection of coal bins. Location of coal bin, Aberdare Extended.
21:50
Gordon Brown.
22:22
Recalls mechanisation introduction before working.
23:27
End (Tape 452/Side A)
Caldare Colliery (N.S.W.)Aberdare East Colliery (N.S.W.)Bridge's Hill Colliery (N.S.W.)Aberdare Extended Colliery (N.S.W.)Kalingo Colliery (N.S.W.)Vaisey, Leslie, 1906-2005PersonJack DelaneyDepicts or Relates ToJack Thomson - Mineworker, Maitland Main Colliery. Recorded c. 1989. Part 1/1.Ron Day (1923-2014) - Engineer, Aberdare Central Colliery. Recorded 19 December 1989. Part 1/1.CollectionVoices of the HunterPlaceCessnock, NSWLocation[1] Kalingo Colliery, NSW (Cessnock No. 1)[2] Aberdare Extended Colliery, NSWIdentifier452A
Recorded 22 November 1989.
Part 1/1
00:21
Recalls Mervin Harris naming "portal mining". Definition of "portal" (it's a doorway).
1:07
Open cut mining. Les worked with continuous mining 'Lee Norse'. Recalls opencutting operation in WW2. Reason for being named "portal mining". Recalls using continuous miners, shuttle cars. Belt came thru portal and into coal bin. Recalls lorries carting coal to washery.
4:30
Old Caldare.
5:10
Bridge's Hill.
5:49
Number of shuttle cars working in colliery.
5:55
Maitland Main. Worked at Aberdare Extended, Aberdare 7.
6:15
Len Smith, coal carrier.
6:31
Number of tunnels, Aberdare 7.
7:08
Aberdare 7 used Little Cessnock as return airway.
9:04
Aberdare East. Merv Harris, Ernie Harris.
10:11
Jack Thompson.
10:22
Recollection of "alligator", Aberdare East.
12:01
Kalingo Colliery fans. Left ventilator fans buried, Aberdare Extended.
12:19
"Jeffrey" shaker screens. Tommy Day. Ronnie Day.
14:05
Recollection of Singleton floods.
15:01
Number of conveyors, Bridge's Hill. Location of winch, Bridge's Hill, driven by electric motors.
16:39
Recalls boring machines used at Bridge's Hill.
17:48
"Joy" shuttle cars.
18:30
Recalls only "stowing" the drift. Ronnie Stacey.
20:43
Recollection of coal bins. Location of coal bin, Aberdare Extended.
21:50
Gordon Brown.
22:22
Recalls mechanisation introduction before working.
23:27
End (Tape 452/Side A)
Caldare Colliery (N.S.W.)Aberdare East Colliery (N.S.W.)Bridge's Hill Colliery (N.S.W.)Aberdare Extended Colliery (N.S.W.)Kalingo Colliery (N.S.W.)Vaisey, Leslie, 1906-2005PersonJack DelaneyDepicts or Relates ToJack Thomson - Mineworker, Maitland Main Colliery. Recorded c. 1989. Part 1/1.Ron Day (1923-2014) - Engineer, Aberdare Central Colliery. Recorded 19 December 1989. Part 1/1.CollectionVoices of the HunterPlaceCessnock, NSWLocation[1] Kalingo Colliery, NSW (Cessnock No. 1)[2] Aberdare Extended Colliery, NSWIdentifier452Aloading google map....
Delaney, Jack, 1919-2010, Les Vaisey (1906-2005) - Mine Worker. Recorded 22 November 1989. Part 1/1., [452A]. Living Histories, accessed 05/12/2023, https://livinghistories.newcastle.edu.au/nodes/view/56128