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Wilfred McClune - Cessnock & Maitland. Recorded 14 September 1979. Part 1/1
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Summary169A WILFRED McCLUNE
Recorded 14 September 1979.
​Part 1/1.
0:50
Mr McClune states that in 1934 coal oil was produced. A company was formed and there was local support. The Lyons Bros of Wallsend were the technicians behind it and they ran a truck around Cessnock and Maitland selling shares. The industry was not viable because they couldn’t sign the by-products. Too much competition with BHP.
In 1937 the Chamber of Commerce opposed the electrification of the railways beyond the metropolitan area. Mr McClune was also told by the Chamber of Commerce that the press did not attend meetings.
3:48
Norman Nelson, from Cessnock in 1937, set up a business in Maitland in the latter years of the Depression. Over the issue of impounded stock roaming the streets of Cessnock, the owners were required to appear in court and charged £2 – Nelson appeared for one of the owners and had them pleading “not guilty” – the Council had to prosecute the case. After a meeting to discuss the impounding officer’s authority. The officer had never been officially engaged. The case had to be dismissed. “It was a good tip”.
Mr McClune talks about the importation of players in League and the allocation of points won in games. Senior League was very popular. 1941. Soccer was at a very low ebb. Attendance at games was low.
Pat Cahill.
Cessnock was the tennis capital of this part of the country. George Ryder was able to have every leading tennis player in the country in Cessnock, playing competition and exhibition matches.
10:04
Horse racing – race meetings. Boxing was held every Saturday at the back of the Wentworth Hotel organised by Billy McNab.
1944 – the Americans in their C47 flying over Wollombi – the wing came off with 23 on board. The pilot put it down near St Albans/Wollombi road. Some jumped out and those who remained inside got broken bones. One of them jumped into someone’s parachute. The Americans stayed for about a fortnight.
Stories about personalities – John Brown, Bill Brown, Mick Ferry, Frank Maddock, George Rickman, George Ryder.
29:41
End ( Tape 169 Side A)
SubjectMcClune, WilfredTennisHorse racingCessnock (N.S.W.)Maitland (N.S.W.)PersonJack DelaneyDepicts or Relates ToGeorge RyderCreatorMcClune, WilfredPlaceCessnock, NSWDate Created14th September 1979Location[1] Cessnock, NSW[2] Maitland, NSWIdentifier169A
Recorded 14 September 1979.
​Part 1/1.
0:50
Mr McClune states that in 1934 coal oil was produced. A company was formed and there was local support. The Lyons Bros of Wallsend were the technicians behind it and they ran a truck around Cessnock and Maitland selling shares. The industry was not viable because they couldn’t sign the by-products. Too much competition with BHP.
In 1937 the Chamber of Commerce opposed the electrification of the railways beyond the metropolitan area. Mr McClune was also told by the Chamber of Commerce that the press did not attend meetings.
3:48
Norman Nelson, from Cessnock in 1937, set up a business in Maitland in the latter years of the Depression. Over the issue of impounded stock roaming the streets of Cessnock, the owners were required to appear in court and charged £2 – Nelson appeared for one of the owners and had them pleading “not guilty” – the Council had to prosecute the case. After a meeting to discuss the impounding officer’s authority. The officer had never been officially engaged. The case had to be dismissed. “It was a good tip”.
Mr McClune talks about the importation of players in League and the allocation of points won in games. Senior League was very popular. 1941. Soccer was at a very low ebb. Attendance at games was low.
Pat Cahill.
Cessnock was the tennis capital of this part of the country. George Ryder was able to have every leading tennis player in the country in Cessnock, playing competition and exhibition matches.
10:04
Horse racing – race meetings. Boxing was held every Saturday at the back of the Wentworth Hotel organised by Billy McNab.
1944 – the Americans in their C47 flying over Wollombi – the wing came off with 23 on board. The pilot put it down near St Albans/Wollombi road. Some jumped out and those who remained inside got broken bones. One of them jumped into someone’s parachute. The Americans stayed for about a fortnight.
Stories about personalities – John Brown, Bill Brown, Mick Ferry, Frank Maddock, George Rickman, George Ryder.
29:41
End ( Tape 169 Side A)
SubjectMcClune, WilfredTennisHorse racingCessnock (N.S.W.)Maitland (N.S.W.)PersonJack DelaneyDepicts or Relates ToGeorge RyderCreatorMcClune, WilfredPlaceCessnock, NSWDate Created14th September 1979Location[1] Cessnock, NSW[2] Maitland, NSWIdentifier169Aloading google map....
Delaney, Jack, 1919-2010, Wilfred McClune - Cessnock & Maitland. Recorded 14 September 1979. Part 1/1, [169A]. Living Histories, accessed 05/12/2023, https://livinghistories.newcastle.edu.au/nodes/view/66776