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Joe McHarg (1916-2008) - Chief Engineer, Coal & Allied. Recorded 05 April 1982. Part 2/2
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Summary172B Joe McHarg
Recorded 05 April 1982.
​Part 2 of 2.
0:09
Transformer tower, Stockrington c.1923.
John Brown.
Hauling of Pelaw Main coal by rail.
3:12
Size of Richmond Main pit.
Argument between John Brown, produce sellers.
Details of ventilation fan, Richmond Main.
Sinking of Richmond Main No. 3 shaft, 1926.
Installation of electrical winchers.
Recollection of coal seam, Richmond Main.
8:41
Richmond Main power plant supplied Abermain.
Electricity supplied by Richmond Main.
Tonnage rates, Richmond Main.
Wages of first class shift man, 1920.
14:57
Cec Lavender.
Richmond Main first supplied power to Kurri.
Killingworth colliery, West Wallsend.
Location of shaft, West Wallsend.
17:32
Caledonian Collieries, 1910.
East Greta Coal Mining Company.
South Maitland Railways, 1918.
Abermain Coal Company.
19:32
End (Tape 172/Side B) Part 2 of 2
SubjectMcHarg, Joseph Logan, 1916-2008Electrical engineersCoal mines and miningRichmond Main Colliery (N.S.W.)Coal & AlliedKillingworth Colliery (N.S.W.)Pelaw Main Colliery (N.S.W.)PersonJack DelaneyCreatorMcHarg, Joseph Logan, 1916-2008Delaney, Jack, 1919-2010Date Created5th April 1982Location[1] Pelaw Main Colliery, NSW[2] Richmond Main Colliery, NSWIdentifier172B
Recorded 05 April 1982.
​Part 2 of 2.
0:09
Transformer tower, Stockrington c.1923.
John Brown.
Hauling of Pelaw Main coal by rail.
3:12
Size of Richmond Main pit.
Argument between John Brown, produce sellers.
Details of ventilation fan, Richmond Main.
Sinking of Richmond Main No. 3 shaft, 1926.
Installation of electrical winchers.
Recollection of coal seam, Richmond Main.
8:41
Richmond Main power plant supplied Abermain.
Electricity supplied by Richmond Main.
Tonnage rates, Richmond Main.
Wages of first class shift man, 1920.
14:57
Cec Lavender.
Richmond Main first supplied power to Kurri.
Killingworth colliery, West Wallsend.
Location of shaft, West Wallsend.
17:32
Caledonian Collieries, 1910.
East Greta Coal Mining Company.
South Maitland Railways, 1918.
Abermain Coal Company.
19:32
End (Tape 172/Side B) Part 2 of 2
SubjectMcHarg, Joseph Logan, 1916-2008Electrical engineersCoal mines and miningRichmond Main Colliery (N.S.W.)Coal & AlliedKillingworth Colliery (N.S.W.)Pelaw Main Colliery (N.S.W.)PersonJack DelaneyCreatorMcHarg, Joseph Logan, 1916-2008Delaney, Jack, 1919-2010Date Created5th April 1982Location[1] Pelaw Main Colliery, NSW[2] Richmond Main Colliery, NSWIdentifier172Bloading google map....
Delaney, Jack, 1919-2010, Joe McHarg (1916-2008) - Chief Engineer, Coal & Allied. Recorded 05 April 1982. Part 2/2, [172B]. Living Histories, accessed 05/12/2023, https://livinghistories.newcastle.edu.au/nodes/view/66782