Fred Armstrong - Electrical and Mechanical Engineer. Recorded 2 May 1983. Part 2 of 3.

Fred Armstrong has lived in Cessnock since he was a boy and witnessed many interesting events including the Bellbird disaster and the Major Crane strike.

Armstrong had a variety of jobs and became qualified in both electrical and mechanical engineering.

He worked at Bellbird as an electrical engineer, wired electricity to the Maitland showgrounds, built railway substations, laid pipelines with the Hunter District Water Board and was Chief Engineer for the Tomago Sandbeds.