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Jack Barrett (1904-1991) & Mick Lane. Sawyers Gully area. Recorded 8 November 1983. Part 2/2.

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SummaryTAPE 326B JACK BARRETT/MICK LANE
Recorded 8 November 1983. Part 2/2.

0:19
Vi Drayton, nee Pilger.
Claude Earle.

0:50
Recollection of 1912 school photograph taken by Galloway.

1:14
Dr. Lang.

1:28
Wilson Barrett and Phonse O'Neill.

1:48
Des O'Neill - brother to Phonse.

1:58
Jack and Vince O'Neill.

2:08
Margaret Jacker.

2:26
Rita O'Neill married Stan Digman.

3:20
Jack's father worked on the waterfront most of his life. He was looking for gold all his life. He never found much. They always knew where it was - "there was a lot of dirt mixed with it". They laughed.

4:04
Rita Farrell - Bill's daughter. Jack's granddaughter.

4:21
Alphonsus "Bill" Farrell

4:28
Eugene "Vince" Farrell

4:43
Hughey DeBeyer a boxer who was called Eugene but changed it to Hughey.

5:26
Aubrey Aloysius Farrell.

5:36
Harry Griffiths.

5:53
Recollection of St. Patrick's Day - Mick went to school at Sawyers Gully.

6:44
Mick and Jack went to a Maitland hotel owned by Mrs Inchey on the day of St Patrick's sports.
Eddie O'Kane - a fettler when Jack Delaney was first on the SMR. He worked at the East Greta Junction end and he finished there.

9:00
Pat Carroll - Granny Carroll's son.

9:16
Davey Hutton.

9:47
Harold 'Nugget' Carroll.

10:17
Mick Carroll - Cessnock's first publican. Pat Carroll was born in the pub.

10:25
Margaret Carroll married Mick (no relation).

10:35
Bernard "Bun" McGraine married Margaret's sister Nora

Nora McGrane, nee Carroll

10:43
John Doyle married another sister of the Carrolls.

10:53
Robert Carroll was the brother of those sisters from Pokolbin.

Grace Carroll - school teacher was Robert's sister.

11:22
"Carrollton", Carroll's property
Jim Carroll

11:54
Jack Gehrig's mother was Miss Carroll - Granny Carroll's daughter

12:22
Casper 'Capper' Gehrig

12:31
Martin Buffier - Two of Bernard McGraine's daughters married two Buffier boys.

15:27
Fr. McAuliffe was before Fr Cullen

15:37
Fr. Quinn came later than Cullen

15:49
Fr. Killgallen followed McAuliffe

16:00
Anecdote involving Fr. Cullen

16:42
Jack Boland's story about Fr Cullen saying Mass at their place.

18:00
Tom Quinn - the taxi driver

18:15
Molly Deasy was Quinn's sister in law.

19:05
Ivy Joass went to school with Molly. The Deasy's are buried at Branxton.

19:56
John Quinn - Molly's nephew.

20:02
Cath Quinn, Ivan Thomas.

20:53
Laurie Murphy.

20:58
Bill Nixon.

21:08
Charlie Rogers.

21:14
Bill Penman.

22:02
Catherine Kennedy. Mrs Murphy was a Kennedy and Mrs Goldman was her sister.

22:23
Roger Kennedy - Arthur Kennedy was Roger's son.

22:45
Alphonsus Kennedy.

22:57
Mick Kennedy was the youngest son.

23:09
Recollection of O'Neill family.
Paddy O'Neill's mother was a Cowper.

24:46
Jack Boland.

27:03
Anecdote involving Fr. Cullen and his loan of a bike.

28:49
Anecdote involving Fr. Quinn's description of a new dance style.
Fr Burke married Jack Delaney.

30:18
Francis Patrick Slavin - married Miss Pinchin and was the ambulance driver.

31:04
Jimmy Hinch.

34:53
Recalls going out on a Saturday night walking up and down the main street. Watching the trains.

38:18
'Snowy' O'Rance - ex-boxer.

38:29
Les Thompson.

38:52
Healy's cordial factory - at least 80 years old.

39:00
Kenny's boarding house - Buffier, a German settler, was a very popular man. The De Beyers.

40:55
Kate Davis - Ray's mother "a pretty cluey woman". Originally settled in Roma but "loaded up all their belongings and headed for Pokolbin on a few horses and a couple of drays' and did very well.

41:10
Ray Davis and Roy Davis.

Tape duration:42:24 Last edited by: lyn.keily@newcastle.edu.au

SubjectBarrett, Jack, 1904-1991 Last edited by: lyn.keily@newcastle.edu.au

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

Lane, Mick, 1910- Last edited by: lyn.keily@newcastle.edu.au

Vineyards -- New South Wales -- Sawyers Gully Last edited by: lyn.keily@newcastle.edu.au

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

Churches -- New South Wales -- Sawyers Gully Last edited by: lyn.keily@newcastle.edu.au

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

Depicts or Relates ToVi Drayton Last edited by: lyn.keily@newcastle.edu.au

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

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

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

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

Phonse O'Neill Last edited by: lyn.keily@newcastle.edu.au

Des O'Neill (1904-1991) - Early history of the Catholic Church in Cessnock. Recorded 09 November 1984. Part 1/1. Last edited by: lyn.keily@newcastle.edu.au

CreatorBarrett, Jack, 1904-1991 Last edited by: lyn.keily@newcastle.edu.au

Lane, Mick, 1910- 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

PlaceCessnock, NSW Last edited by: lyn.keily@newcastle.edu.au

Date Created8th November 1983 Last edited by: lyn.keily@newcastle.edu.au

Location^[1]Sawyers Gully, NSW Last edited by: lyn.keily@newcastle.edu.au

Identifier326B Last edited by: lyn.keily@newcastle.edu.au

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