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Darcy Owen - Wheeler, Maitland Extended Colliery. Recorded 18 May 1993. Part 1/2.

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Summary467A Darcy Owen
Recorded 18 May 1993.
Part 1 of 2.

0:52
Recalls shoeing pit horses.
Rothbury.

1:19
Cwmdu.
Maitland Extended No. 2 "2A".

2:30
Maitland Extended No. 3.
Description of bucket conveyor.

4:28
Returned working at old pit in 1960.
Maitland Extended No. 6.

5:07
Mines Department.
Description of "alligator", skip and box.

6:12
Weatheridge House.
Maitland Extended No. 5.

6:49
Pit horses were used at Maitland Extended No. 6.
Recalls working middle seams at "2A", "1A".

8:07
Old Rothbury.
"Old" Dick Morris.

8:53
Dick Turner.
Cec O'Hearn.
Recalls fatal accident in Maitland Extended No. 1.

10:39
Description of gantry, Maitland Extended No. 1,2.
Recalls "Old" Hafey building gantry's.
Bill Hafey, Jack Hafey.

11:45
Jack Fuller.
Harry Hatcher.
Description of steam engines, Maitland Extended.

12:28
Recalls starting work in 1940.
George Randall, manager.
Ivan Sattler, Johnny Sattler.

15:52
Wal Cooper, Tom Henderson, Peter Sattler.
Description of "Billabong" pump.
Recalls using "plunger" at Old Rothbury.

17:19
Kelly Tanner.
Bill Hatcher, engineer.
Ray Hawkins, Col Kenny.

18:59
Recalls building of new bath house, c.1941.
Bill Stewart.
Miller Park.

19:44
Location of blacksmith's shop, Maitland Extended.
Recollection of "Ford's" bus service.
Blackberry bushes.

22:00
Recalls job duties while working in mines.
Charlie Leonard, Hunter McDonald.
Tom McDonald, Hunter McDonald.

22:29
Les Moore.
Recollection of gas leak at Maitland Extended "2A".
Recalls fire at Maitland Extended, 1948.

27:46
Bill Hatcher.
Wal Earle.
Ray Halton.
Recollection of pumping water from pit.

30:10
Used "Billabong" and later centrifugal pumps.
Recalls wheeling at age 17, 1939.
Johnny McLeod.
Recollection of Maitland Extended managers.

31:31
Ted McDonald.
"Pop" McGraves.
Jock McLeod.

33:01
Bobby Hodgins.
Recalls working "on the coal".
Jock Clark, Tom Jordan.

34:49
Jack Barrett, check inspector.
Tommy Barrett.
Claude Leonard.

36:15
Description of scraper-miners.
Description of mobile "forcing fans".
Aaron Miller, Kelly Tanner.

39:12
Bruce Hatcher, electrician.
"Flipper" Miller.
Cec Morgan.

41:18
Recalls "Rainlover" winning Melbourne Cup.
Cec Morgan.
Kelly Tanner.

42:38
Bob Weathering.
Recalls telephones on each mine level

44:39
End (Tape 467/Side A) Part 1 of 2
Last edited by: lyn.keily@newcastle.edu.au

Last edited by: lyn.keily@newcastle.edu.au

SubjectMaitland Extended Colliery (N.S.W.)Coal mines and mining -- New South Wales -- Hunter ValleyWheelersRothbury Colliery (N.S.W.) Last edited by: lyn.keily@newcastle.edu.au

Owen, Darcy John, 1922- Last edited by: lyn.keily@newcastle.edu.au

PersonJack Delaney Last edited by: lyn.keily@newcastle.edu.au

Depicts or Relates ToHunter & Tom MacDonald Last edited by: lyn.keily@newcastle.edu.au

CreatorOwen, Darcy John, 1922-Delaney, Jack, 1919-2010CollectionVoices of the HunterDate Created18th May 1993 Last edited by: lyn.keily@newcastle.edu.au

Location^[1]Rothbury/Ayrfield No 3 Colliery, NSW
Last edited by: lyn.keily@newcastle.edu.au

^[2]Branxton, NSWIdentifier467A

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