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Jim "Nipper" McKenzie (1917 - 1988) - Kurri Kurri miner. Recorded 25 November 1981. Part 3/3.
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Summary75A Jim McKenzie Recorded 25 November 1981. Part 3 of 3.
0:23
Recalls mine subsidence, Pelaw Main.
Jimmy Comerford.
"Log of Knowledge".
0:44
Richmond Main Miners Lodge, President.
Left home to work during depression.
Wally Crawford, Jack Naylor.
Jumped goods train bound for Qld..
2:57
Spent 3 days in Kyogle "lock up".
Clapham Junction.
Spent time in Clifton "lock up".
4:25
Spent time in Stanthorpe "lock up".
Lived off "traveller's ration", 1937.
Worked cotton picking, Billawoola.
8:53
Spent time in Mount Morgan "lock up".
Wages/hours, cotton picking.
Recollection of cotton picking.
11:27
Stewart James.
Tom Dunlop, Ernie Dunlop.
Recalls being "locked up" at Wohan.
Recollection of life "on the track".
19:06
Recalls cutting sugar cane, Townsville.
Method of cutting sugar cane.
Worked on road gang, 1937.
21:42
Wages/hours working on road gang.
Testing of concrete road mix.
Worked at South Pelaw Main brickyard.
26:27
Married? Butcher, age 28.
Sandra McKenzie, Diane McKenzie.
Jimmy Collet.
27:04
Dennis Pickstock.
Joined Kurri Bowling Club, 1962.
Bryce Lindsay.
29:36
Type of grass, Kurri bowling green.
John McNamara, "Log of Knowledge".
Successful year for Kurri Bowling Club.
32:41
Ned Hope.
John Lang, Matt Willoughby.
Bob Davies.
34:46
Ken Marheine.
Anecdote involving dog under Kurri Bowling Club..
Joe Emerson.
41:09
End (Tape 175/Side A) Part 3 of 3
SubjectMcKenzie, James Wasley, 1917-1988Coal mines and mining -- New South WalesRichmond Main Colliery (N.S.W.)Labor unionsMine subsidencesPersonJack DelaneyDepicts or Relates ToKen MarheineJim Comerford, Bill Northey & Ern DunlopCreatorMcKenzie, James Wasley, 1917-1988Delaney, Jack, 1919-2010PlaceKurri Kurri, NSWDate Created25th November 1981Location[1] Richmond Main Colliery, NSWIdentifier175A
0:23
Recalls mine subsidence, Pelaw Main.
Jimmy Comerford.
"Log of Knowledge".
0:44
Richmond Main Miners Lodge, President.
Left home to work during depression.
Wally Crawford, Jack Naylor.
Jumped goods train bound for Qld..
2:57
Spent 3 days in Kyogle "lock up".
Clapham Junction.
Spent time in Clifton "lock up".
4:25
Spent time in Stanthorpe "lock up".
Lived off "traveller's ration", 1937.
Worked cotton picking, Billawoola.
8:53
Spent time in Mount Morgan "lock up".
Wages/hours, cotton picking.
Recollection of cotton picking.
11:27
Stewart James.
Tom Dunlop, Ernie Dunlop.
Recalls being "locked up" at Wohan.
Recollection of life "on the track".
19:06
Recalls cutting sugar cane, Townsville.
Method of cutting sugar cane.
Worked on road gang, 1937.
21:42
Wages/hours working on road gang.
Testing of concrete road mix.
Worked at South Pelaw Main brickyard.
26:27
Married? Butcher, age 28.
Sandra McKenzie, Diane McKenzie.
Jimmy Collet.
27:04
Dennis Pickstock.
Joined Kurri Bowling Club, 1962.
Bryce Lindsay.
29:36
Type of grass, Kurri bowling green.
John McNamara, "Log of Knowledge".
Successful year for Kurri Bowling Club.
32:41
Ned Hope.
John Lang, Matt Willoughby.
Bob Davies.
34:46
Ken Marheine.
Anecdote involving dog under Kurri Bowling Club..
Joe Emerson.
41:09
End (Tape 175/Side A) Part 3 of 3
SubjectMcKenzie, James Wasley, 1917-1988Coal mines and mining -- New South WalesRichmond Main Colliery (N.S.W.)Labor unionsMine subsidencesPersonJack DelaneyDepicts or Relates ToKen MarheineJim Comerford, Bill Northey & Ern DunlopCreatorMcKenzie, James Wasley, 1917-1988Delaney, Jack, 1919-2010PlaceKurri Kurri, NSWDate Created25th November 1981Location[1] Richmond Main Colliery, NSWIdentifier175Aloading google map....
Delaney, Jack, 1919-2010, Jim "Nipper" McKenzie (1917 - 1988) - Kurri Kurri miner. Recorded 25 November 1981. Part 3/3., [175A]. Living Histories, accessed 25/09/2023, https://livinghistories.newcastle.edu.au/nodes/view/66787