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Ian Sumner (1915-1999) - Fitter, Kalingo Colliery. Recorded 13 January 1989. Part 2/2
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Summary461B IAN SUMNER
Recorded 13 January 1989.
Part 2/2.
00:08
Harry Hall
00:23
Roy Bridge
00:55
Bill Clark
1:10
Kalingo boilers were replaced c. 1932
1:50
Kalingo lease, road to the swamp. Bullocks.
5:05
Recollection of acidic of water in pit
6:30
Recalls high sulphur content of coal
6:46
Left Kalingo when it first shut down in 1959
7:12
Recalls working at Old Neath, "Borehole"
7:45
Recalls working for a period at Greta
8:12
Greta never operated after 1900 explosion. Anvil Creek.
9:28
Thompson & Doherty
10:05
Finlay Stewart, Cessnock Collieries director
11:35
Recalls mechanisation of Kalingo, c. 1940
14:45
Recalls father being first manager of Kalingo
15:04
Teddy Hayler arrived at Kalingo in 1940s
15:17
Wilson Barrett
15:33
Number of pits within Greater Cessnock area
20:13
Description of miners' safety lamps. ‘Stanley Darley’
24:30
Kalingo purchased "loco" from Richmond Vale
25:50
Kalingo first began producing coal, c. 1939
26:15
Recalls closure of Kalingo for 10 years. The Lockout.
27:03
Little Cessnock continued to produce coal. Reason for Kalingo reopening
28:08
Thompson & Doherty
28:31
Began work at age 16, 1931
29:08
Describes "bailing out" water in shaft
29:30
Buckets were replaced by centrifugal pumps
30:05
Recollection of engine drivers' strike
31:30
Goninans, Newcastle
41:17
Location of weigh bridge
43:15
Number of 11BU "Joy" miners, Kalingo
43:45
"Maver & Coulson" machine cutters
45:35
Recalls using diesel "loco's" at Kalingo
46:31
End (Tape 461/Side B)
Sumner, Ian Hamilton, 1915-1999PersonJack DelaneyDepicts or Relates ToTed HaylerWilson BarrettCollectionVoices of the HunterLocation[1] Bellbird Colliery, NSW[2] Neath Colliery, NSW[3] Kalingo Colliery, NSWIdentifier461B
Recorded 13 January 1989.
Part 2/2.
00:08
Harry Hall
00:23
Roy Bridge
00:55
Bill Clark
1:10
Kalingo boilers were replaced c. 1932
1:50
Kalingo lease, road to the swamp. Bullocks.
5:05
Recollection of acidic of water in pit
6:30
Recalls high sulphur content of coal
6:46
Left Kalingo when it first shut down in 1959
7:12
Recalls working at Old Neath, "Borehole"
7:45
Recalls working for a period at Greta
8:12
Greta never operated after 1900 explosion. Anvil Creek.
9:28
Thompson & Doherty
10:05
Finlay Stewart, Cessnock Collieries director
11:35
Recalls mechanisation of Kalingo, c. 1940
14:45
Recalls father being first manager of Kalingo
15:04
Teddy Hayler arrived at Kalingo in 1940s
15:17
Wilson Barrett
15:33
Number of pits within Greater Cessnock area
20:13
Description of miners' safety lamps. ‘Stanley Darley’
24:30
Kalingo purchased "loco" from Richmond Vale
25:50
Kalingo first began producing coal, c. 1939
26:15
Recalls closure of Kalingo for 10 years. The Lockout.
27:03
Little Cessnock continued to produce coal. Reason for Kalingo reopening
28:08
Thompson & Doherty
28:31
Began work at age 16, 1931
29:08
Describes "bailing out" water in shaft
29:30
Buckets were replaced by centrifugal pumps
30:05
Recollection of engine drivers' strike
31:30
Goninans, Newcastle
41:17
Location of weigh bridge
43:15
Number of 11BU "Joy" miners, Kalingo
43:45
"Maver & Coulson" machine cutters
45:35
Recalls using diesel "loco's" at Kalingo
46:31
End (Tape 461/Side B)
Sumner, Ian Hamilton, 1915-1999PersonJack DelaneyDepicts or Relates ToTed HaylerWilson BarrettCollectionVoices of the HunterLocation[1] Bellbird Colliery, NSW[2] Neath Colliery, NSW[3] Kalingo Colliery, NSWIdentifier461Bloading google map....
Delaney, Jack, 1919-2010, Ian Sumner (1915-1999) - Fitter, Kalingo Colliery. Recorded 13 January 1989. Part 2/2, [461B]. Living Histories, accessed 29/11/2023, https://livinghistories.newcastle.edu.au/nodes/view/56142