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Ted Cook - Mineworker, Paxton Colliery. Recorded 20 February 1991. Part 2 of 2.
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Summary472B Ted Cook.
Recorded 20 February 1991.
​Part 2 of 2
0:11
Dick was an ostler at Maitland Main. Ted lived at Congewai and he rode a horse 2 miles home every day from Maitland Main to Congewai
1:20
Scott Harris. Dispute about a horse who won the Derby.
1:45
Bill Thompson, ostler
2:44
Women's Auxiliary - Miner's Yarns.
2:54
Ambrose Murray, Ned Lightfoot - good storytellers.
3:27
Jack Roxbury - funny little poems written on skips.
4:10
George Branton, miner at Bellbird
4:21
Bullocks at Pelton to go down pit - Ted's father went with Milton Vernon and 12 bullocks. 4:39
Milton Vernon drove the bullocks with a big transformer down the tunnel - the bullocks wouldn't go down in daylight so they took them down No 2 Heading after dark. This was when they were putting in mechanisation. They also brought out the C Wheel.
Clarrie, son of Milton Vernon
6:00
Recalls introduction of mechanisation
6:10
Clarrie, Keith, Lola and Hazel Vernon 6:20
Clarrie worked with Ted at Paxton
8:34 Recollection of "Duke", pit horse - aware of counting clicks
8:56
Recollection of "Nugget", pit horse - the biggest horse who'd lean on anyone who hit him.
10:30
Recollection "Dave", pit horse - Ted was a boy who grew up at Bellbird. He married and lived at Congewai.
12:12
Accidents with horses rarely occurred - roof falls. They knew if something was wrong before you did. You could know by reading the horse's behaviour.
13:06
Horses were shod
13:15
"Bouncer" was "a dingo and jib" -
14:15
Some horses would slide down the rails on 2 back legs.
They'd pair up together on top. "They'd yap together in groups" "Sam" didn't like you hanging on when going up a slope and he'd kick you.
16:09
Horses were fed at the stables. The horse went with the road because he knew the road, knew where to go and what to do. "A bit like a baker's cart"
16:40
Tiger Broadbent from Paxton stuck with the same horse.
17:27
"Major" would derail skips at the points when he was tired.
18:50
"The Old Wheeler's Lament"
Tape duration: 20:34
SubjectCook, [Edward]Pelton Colliery (N.S.W.)Bellbird Colliery (N.S.W.)Paxton Colliery (N.S.W.)Maitland Main Colliery (N.S.W.)Congewai (N.S.W.)PersonJack DelaneyDepicts or Relates ToAmbrose MurrayNed LightfootCreatorCook, [Edward]Delaney, Jack, 1919-2010Date Created20th February 1991Location[1] Paxton Colliery, NSW[2] Maitland Main Colliery, NSW[3] Congewai, NSWIdentifier472B
Recorded 20 February 1991.
​Part 2 of 2
0:11
Dick was an ostler at Maitland Main. Ted lived at Congewai and he rode a horse 2 miles home every day from Maitland Main to Congewai
1:20
Scott Harris. Dispute about a horse who won the Derby.
1:45
Bill Thompson, ostler
2:44
Women's Auxiliary - Miner's Yarns.
2:54
Ambrose Murray, Ned Lightfoot - good storytellers.
3:27
Jack Roxbury - funny little poems written on skips.
4:10
George Branton, miner at Bellbird
4:21
Bullocks at Pelton to go down pit - Ted's father went with Milton Vernon and 12 bullocks. 4:39
Milton Vernon drove the bullocks with a big transformer down the tunnel - the bullocks wouldn't go down in daylight so they took them down No 2 Heading after dark. This was when they were putting in mechanisation. They also brought out the C Wheel.
Clarrie, son of Milton Vernon
6:00
Recalls introduction of mechanisation
6:10
Clarrie, Keith, Lola and Hazel Vernon 6:20
Clarrie worked with Ted at Paxton
8:34 Recollection of "Duke", pit horse - aware of counting clicks
8:56
Recollection of "Nugget", pit horse - the biggest horse who'd lean on anyone who hit him.
10:30
Recollection "Dave", pit horse - Ted was a boy who grew up at Bellbird. He married and lived at Congewai.
12:12
Accidents with horses rarely occurred - roof falls. They knew if something was wrong before you did. You could know by reading the horse's behaviour.
13:06
Horses were shod
13:15
"Bouncer" was "a dingo and jib" -
14:15
Some horses would slide down the rails on 2 back legs.
They'd pair up together on top. "They'd yap together in groups" "Sam" didn't like you hanging on when going up a slope and he'd kick you.
16:09
Horses were fed at the stables. The horse went with the road because he knew the road, knew where to go and what to do. "A bit like a baker's cart"
16:40
Tiger Broadbent from Paxton stuck with the same horse.
17:27
"Major" would derail skips at the points when he was tired.
18:50
"The Old Wheeler's Lament"
Tape duration: 20:34
SubjectCook, [Edward]Pelton Colliery (N.S.W.)Bellbird Colliery (N.S.W.)Paxton Colliery (N.S.W.)Maitland Main Colliery (N.S.W.)Congewai (N.S.W.)PersonJack DelaneyDepicts or Relates ToAmbrose MurrayNed LightfootCreatorCook, [Edward]Delaney, Jack, 1919-2010Date Created20th February 1991Location[1] Paxton Colliery, NSW[2] Maitland Main Colliery, NSW[3] Congewai, NSWIdentifier472Bloading google map....
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Delaney, Jack, 1919-2010, Ted Cook - Mineworker, Paxton Colliery. Recorded 20 February 1991. Part 2 of 2., [472B]. Living Histories, accessed 08/12/2023, https://livinghistories.newcastle.edu.au/nodes/view/66836