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Don Watson - Mine Worker. Recorded 11 January 1988. Part 1/1.
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Summary390A Don Watson
Recorded 11 January 1988
0:20
Emigrated to Australia in September, 1971
First worked at Lithgow pits
0:44
Eric Newham
Came to Cessnock in 1974
1:01
John Shoebridge
Recalls tunnels worked at Bellbird Colliery
1:25
Coal was originally transported by skip rail
Recalls tunnels connected by drifts
1:42
Bellbird No. 3 ventilation fan
Bellbird No. 3 "endless rope" haulage
2:12
Recalls change to "track vehicle" haulage
Southland Mining Company
2:43
Alan Newham
Recalls mining equipment used at Bellbird
4:15
Number of employees, Bellbird
Used shuttlecars to work one unit
5:23
Sent drift to "4 West" section
Tape becomes very quiet after this
8:48
End (Tape 390/Side A)
SubjectLithgow (N.S.W.)Bellbird Colliery (N.S.W.)Coal mines and mining -- New South WalesWatson, DonaldPersonJack DelaneyDepicts or Relates ToJohn ShoebridgeCreatorWatson, DonaldDelaney, Jack, 1919-2010CollectionVoices of the HunterDate Created11th January 1988Location[1] Mines Rescue Station, Lithgow, NSW[2] Bellbird Colliery, NSWIdentifier390A
Recorded 11 January 1988
0:20
Emigrated to Australia in September, 1971
First worked at Lithgow pits
0:44
Eric Newham
Came to Cessnock in 1974
1:01
John Shoebridge
Recalls tunnels worked at Bellbird Colliery
1:25
Coal was originally transported by skip rail
Recalls tunnels connected by drifts
1:42
Bellbird No. 3 ventilation fan
Bellbird No. 3 "endless rope" haulage
2:12
Recalls change to "track vehicle" haulage
Southland Mining Company
2:43
Alan Newham
Recalls mining equipment used at Bellbird
4:15
Number of employees, Bellbird
Used shuttlecars to work one unit
5:23
Sent drift to "4 West" section
Tape becomes very quiet after this
8:48
End (Tape 390/Side A)
SubjectLithgow (N.S.W.)Bellbird Colliery (N.S.W.)Coal mines and mining -- New South WalesWatson, DonaldPersonJack DelaneyDepicts or Relates ToJohn ShoebridgeCreatorWatson, DonaldDelaney, Jack, 1919-2010CollectionVoices of the HunterDate Created11th January 1988Location[1] Mines Rescue Station, Lithgow, NSW[2] Bellbird Colliery, NSWIdentifier390Aloading google map....
Delaney, Jack, 1919-2010, Don Watson - Mine Worker. Recorded 11 January 1988. Part 1/1., [390A]. Living Histories, accessed 05/12/2023, https://livinghistories.newcastle.edu.au/nodes/view/68409