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Leo Beckett - Mine Worker. Recorded 22 December 1993. Part 1 of 2.
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Summary371A Leo Beckett
Recorded 22 December 1993
Part 1 of 2
0:46
Arthur Beckett (father) – (Jack previously interviewed Tapes 21 and 22).
Leconfield coal skip track.
Whitburn, Heddon Greta working when born.
2:08
New Greta coal skip track.
Location of Hodge's pit.
Recollection of settling ponds at New Greta.
Remains of New Greta pit top.
New Greta "Scrappy" Colliery.
8:44
Broxburn pit, location of.
The Sportsman's Arms Hotel, Greta.
The Prince of Wales Hotel, Greta.
Anvil Creek
13:29
Description of trestle bridge at Anvil Creek.
Anvil Creek Colliery
14:36
New Greta Colliery
Leconfield Colliery
16:38
Description of coal seam, Leconfield.
Joe Dymock
Alf Hodges
Recollection of Whitburn chimney stack.
Recollection of Leconfield stack.
21:05
Anzac Colliery
Wyndham's pit
Greta shafts, location of.
23:30
Central Greta Colliery.
Broxburn skip track, location of
25:32
Broxburn shaft, location of.
26:33
Broxburn tunnel, location of.
Whitburn shaft, location of.
29:53
"The Fan", Whitburn.
Function of Greta Colliery shafts.
Whitburn coal skip line, location of.
Reason for location of tunnels.
Width of Greta shafts from creek.
Central Greta pit top, location of.
46:31
End (Tape 371/Side A) Part 1 of 2
SubjectBeckett, LeoBroxburn Colliery (N.S.W.)Whitburn Colliery (N.S.W.)New Greta Colliery (N.S.W.)PersonJack DelaneyDepicts or Relates ToArthur BeckettAlf Hodge and Gladys Hale née Hodge - Mine worker and sister. Recorded 14 January 1994. Part 1 of 1.CreatorBeckett, LeoDelaney, Jack, 1919-2010CollectionVoices of the HunterDate Created22nd December 1993Identifier371A
Recorded 22 December 1993
Part 1 of 2
0:46
Arthur Beckett (father) – (Jack previously interviewed Tapes 21 and 22).
Leconfield coal skip track.
Whitburn, Heddon Greta working when born.
2:08
New Greta coal skip track.
Location of Hodge's pit.
Recollection of settling ponds at New Greta.
Remains of New Greta pit top.
New Greta "Scrappy" Colliery.
8:44
Broxburn pit, location of.
The Sportsman's Arms Hotel, Greta.
The Prince of Wales Hotel, Greta.
Anvil Creek
13:29
Description of trestle bridge at Anvil Creek.
Anvil Creek Colliery
14:36
New Greta Colliery
Leconfield Colliery
16:38
Description of coal seam, Leconfield.
Joe Dymock
Alf Hodges
Recollection of Whitburn chimney stack.
Recollection of Leconfield stack.
21:05
Anzac Colliery
Wyndham's pit
Greta shafts, location of.
23:30
Central Greta Colliery.
Broxburn skip track, location of
25:32
Broxburn shaft, location of.
26:33
Broxburn tunnel, location of.
Whitburn shaft, location of.
29:53
"The Fan", Whitburn.
Function of Greta Colliery shafts.
Whitburn coal skip line, location of.
Reason for location of tunnels.
Width of Greta shafts from creek.
Central Greta pit top, location of.
46:31
End (Tape 371/Side A) Part 1 of 2
SubjectBeckett, LeoBroxburn Colliery (N.S.W.)Whitburn Colliery (N.S.W.)New Greta Colliery (N.S.W.)PersonJack DelaneyDepicts or Relates ToArthur BeckettAlf Hodge and Gladys Hale née Hodge - Mine worker and sister. Recorded 14 January 1994. Part 1 of 1.CreatorBeckett, LeoDelaney, Jack, 1919-2010CollectionVoices of the HunterDate Created22nd December 1993Identifier371Aloading google map....
Delaney, Jack, 1919-2010, Leo Beckett - Mine Worker. Recorded 22 December 1993. Part 1 of 2., [371A]. Living Histories, accessed 30/11/2023, https://livinghistories.newcastle.edu.au/nodes/view/86025