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Trevor Scarlett (1915-1994) - Mineworker. Part 1 of 1.
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Summary478A Trevor Scarlett. [n.d.].
Part 1 of 1.
0:08
Born 1915
First job at old Leconfield
0:42
Art Mawson (owner of Leconfield)
During the war worked at Ayrfield
1:23
Was a carpenter at Leconfield
Number of employees, Leconfield
2:05
Built the bathhouse at Leconfield
Wire baskets
3:13
30ft x 30ft bathhouse
Weatherboard office
3:46
Pit top was covered
Four skips came up at a time
4:18
Coal boxes
Overwind
5:54
Contractors and Mawson
Mobile winch
6:26
Electric winch
No boilers
6:44
Pumps in the pit
Ventilation
7:25
Shaft
Brattice to retain walls
8:16
Stables and pit horses
Number of pit horses was 5-6
9:01
Worked top and bottom seams
Finish work in 1975
Moved to Abermain
9:48
Greta
Pat Wilson
10:29
Branxton
Blacksmiths shop
Forge and anvil
11:35
Electric lamp
Cabin for lamp
Amos worked the cabin
Driving
13:35
George Charter drove Mawson's truck
Truck was a 3 ton "Chev"
14:01
Mr Scarlett worked on the loading ramp
Description of coal bins
14:33
Rubber box
Old pit top distributed to Greta people
17:56
End (Tape 478/Side A)
SubjectScarlett, Trevor, 1915-1994Ayrfield Colliery (N.S.W.)Leconfield Colliery (N.S.W.)Branxton (N.S.W.)Coal mines and miningGreta (N.S.W)PersonJack DelaneyDepicts or Relates ToArt MawsonCreatorScarlett, Trevor, 1915-1994Delaney, Jack, 1919-2010Location[1] Leconfield Colliery, NSW[2] Branxton, NSW[3] Greta, NSWIdentifier478A
Part 1 of 1.
0:08
Born 1915
First job at old Leconfield
0:42
Art Mawson (owner of Leconfield)
During the war worked at Ayrfield
1:23
Was a carpenter at Leconfield
Number of employees, Leconfield
2:05
Built the bathhouse at Leconfield
Wire baskets
3:13
30ft x 30ft bathhouse
Weatherboard office
3:46
Pit top was covered
Four skips came up at a time
4:18
Coal boxes
Overwind
5:54
Contractors and Mawson
Mobile winch
6:26
Electric winch
No boilers
6:44
Pumps in the pit
Ventilation
7:25
Shaft
Brattice to retain walls
8:16
Stables and pit horses
Number of pit horses was 5-6
9:01
Worked top and bottom seams
Finish work in 1975
Moved to Abermain
9:48
Greta
Pat Wilson
10:29
Branxton
Blacksmiths shop
Forge and anvil
11:35
Electric lamp
Cabin for lamp
Amos worked the cabin
Driving
13:35
George Charter drove Mawson's truck
Truck was a 3 ton "Chev"
14:01
Mr Scarlett worked on the loading ramp
Description of coal bins
14:33
Rubber box
Old pit top distributed to Greta people
17:56
End (Tape 478/Side A)
SubjectScarlett, Trevor, 1915-1994Ayrfield Colliery (N.S.W.)Leconfield Colliery (N.S.W.)Branxton (N.S.W.)Coal mines and miningGreta (N.S.W)PersonJack DelaneyDepicts or Relates ToArt MawsonCreatorScarlett, Trevor, 1915-1994Delaney, Jack, 1919-2010Location[1] Leconfield Colliery, NSW[2] Branxton, NSW[3] Greta, NSWIdentifier478Aloading google map....
Delaney, Jack, 1919-2010, Trevor Scarlett (1915-1994) - Mineworker. Part 1 of 1., [478A]. Living Histories, accessed 06/12/2023, https://livinghistories.newcastle.edu.au/nodes/view/66846