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

SubjectLithgow (N.S.W.) Last edited by: lyn.keily@newcastle.edu.au

Bellbird Colliery (N.S.W.) Last edited by: lyn.keily@newcastle.edu.au

Coal mines and mining -- New South Wales Last edited by: lyn.keily@newcastle.edu.au

Watson, Donald Last edited by: lyn.keily@newcastle.edu.au

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

Depicts or Relates ToJohn Shoebridge Last edited by: lyn.keily@newcastle.edu.au

CreatorWatson, Donald Last edited by: lyn.keily@newcastle.edu.au

Delaney, Jack, 1919-2010 Last edited by: lyn.keily@newcastle.edu.au

CollectionVoices of the Hunter Last edited by: lyn.keily@newcastle.edu.au

Date Created11th January 1988 Last edited by: lyn.keily@newcastle.edu.au

Location^[1]Mines Rescue Station, Lithgow, NSW Last edited by: lyn.keily@newcastle.edu.au

^[2]Bellbird Colliery, NSW Last edited by: lyn.keily@newcastle.edu.au

Identifier390A Last edited by: lyn.keily@newcastle.edu.au

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