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Wilson Barrett (1909-1996) - Mines Surveyor and Manager. Recorded [1990]. Part 2/2.
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SummaryTAPE 456B WILSON BARRETT
Date of recording unknown.
Part 2/2.
00:40
Location of East Greta tunnels.
1:16
Clem (Jones).
2:45
Location of Cruikshank's property.
5:05
Job description of "sidler".
5:55
Stanford.
6:30
Clem Jones.
7:12
Charlie Sumner.
7:30
Recollection of industrial disputes, Kalingo.
7:40
Recalls acquiring surveyors ticket.
8:35
Kalingo engine originated from Aberdare South.
9:02
Clem Jones d.1934. Appointment of new manager Neath, Kalingo.
10:55
Coal was never washed at Little Cessnock. Recalls coal being carted by road transport.
15:20
Description of continuous miner.
15:30
Nelson Younger, Aberdare 7.
16:05
Recalls Aberdare 7 working while at Neath.
17:50
Ken McCrimmin.
18:20
No mechanisation at Little Cessnock until open cut – no power.
19:45
Recollection of Lee Norse miner.
20:20
Recalls number of shifts worked at Little Cessnock.
21:35
Description of shuttle cars, Little Cessnock.
22:10
Recalls being no pumps at Little Cessnock.
24:57
Estimated and actual life of Aberdare East.
25:30
Liddell Colliery.
26:03
Stan McKensey.
26:30
Stan Coffey.
27:01
Recollection of Aberdare Central railway.
27:31
Pelton Colliery, Ellalong Colliery.
28:05
Son currently working at Ellalong.
29:05
Kalingo Colliery.
29:17
Recalls Coal & Allied selling colliery leases.
31:00
Age of Wilson Barrett, c.1991 (Wilson lived in all decades of 1900s) 81 years in March 1990.
34:37
End (Tape 456/Side B)
PersonJack DelaneyDepicts or Relates ToStan CoffeyCollectionVoices of the HunterPlaceCessnock, NSWDate Created[1990][2] Kalingo Colliery, NSWIdentifier456B
Date of recording unknown.
Part 2/2.
00:40
Location of East Greta tunnels.
1:16
Clem (Jones).
2:45
Location of Cruikshank's property.
5:05
Job description of "sidler".
5:55
Stanford.
6:30
Clem Jones.
7:12
Charlie Sumner.
7:30
Recollection of industrial disputes, Kalingo.
7:40
Recalls acquiring surveyors ticket.
8:35
Kalingo engine originated from Aberdare South.
9:02
Clem Jones d.1934. Appointment of new manager Neath, Kalingo.
10:55
Coal was never washed at Little Cessnock. Recalls coal being carted by road transport.
15:20
Description of continuous miner.
15:30
Nelson Younger, Aberdare 7.
16:05
Recalls Aberdare 7 working while at Neath.
17:50
Ken McCrimmin.
18:20
No mechanisation at Little Cessnock until open cut – no power.
19:45
Recollection of Lee Norse miner.
20:20
Recalls number of shifts worked at Little Cessnock.
21:35
Description of shuttle cars, Little Cessnock.
22:10
Recalls being no pumps at Little Cessnock.
24:57
Estimated and actual life of Aberdare East.
25:30
Liddell Colliery.
26:03
Stan McKensey.
26:30
Stan Coffey.
27:01
Recollection of Aberdare Central railway.
27:31
Pelton Colliery, Ellalong Colliery.
28:05
Son currently working at Ellalong.
29:05
Kalingo Colliery.
29:17
Recalls Coal & Allied selling colliery leases.
31:00
Age of Wilson Barrett, c.1991 (Wilson lived in all decades of 1900s) 81 years in March 1990.
34:37
End (Tape 456/Side B)
PersonJack DelaneyDepicts or Relates ToStan CoffeyCollectionVoices of the HunterPlaceCessnock, NSWDate Created[1990][2] Kalingo Colliery, NSWIdentifier456Bloading google map....
Delaney, Jack, 1919-2010, Wilson Barrett (1909-1996) - Mines Surveyor and Manager. Recorded [1990]. Part 2/2., [456B]. Living Histories, accessed 06/12/2023, https://livinghistories.newcastle.edu.au/nodes/view/56135