Harold Dodd & Jack Hamilton - Mine Workers. Part 1/1. Recorded 1 December 1987

385B Harold Dodd/Jack Hamilton 01/12/1987

0:18
Began work at Aberdare Colliery, 1941

0:24
Finished working at Aberdare Colliery, 1960

0:30
Recalls working the North tunnel, 1953

1:19
Bill Victor

1:53
Recalls working the West tunnel, 1956

2:03
Joe Hayes

2:12
Recalls single Lodge controlling three pits

2:46
Recalls using North tunnel for air drift

3:18
Recalls ground b/t North and West tunnels

4:53
Length of drift, Aberdare West

5:10
Width of Aberdare West tunnel

5:32
Height of Aberdare West tunnel

5:47
Description of screens, Aberdare West

6:03
Description of "alligator"

6:44
Jack Scanlon

6:57
Recalls coal being washed at Aberdare

7:19
Worked at Liddell Colliery, 1961

7:37
Returned working at Aberdare West, 1964

8:25
Drove 11BU Loader at Aberdare West

8:42
Worked at Buchanan-Maitland

10:03
Worked for period at Aberdare North, 1966

10:44
George McGechie

11:24
Aberdare East becomes fully mechanised

11:49
Aberdare North was mechanised from start-up

12:03
Aberdare North was sealed from Aberdare shaft

12:12
Recalls "sealing off" of Aberdare North
12:30
Recall headings being driven from shaft bottom

12:56
Recall working sections, Aberdare North

13:09
Recall driving of headings, Aberdare North

15:06
Recalls driving into Kearsley section

15:21
Number of bins, Aberdare North

15:52
Tonnage size of bins, Aberdare North

16:33
Worked pillar section apart from "8" section
Depth of tunnel, Aberdare North

17:57
Recalls "upthrust" in section

18:21
Upthrusts caused by floor pressure
Recollection of "brushing the roof"

18:58
Recalls witnessing upthrust of tunnel floor

19:09
Location of "4 Main Dips"

20:17
Recollection of pit fire, Aberadare North

21:55
Recalls using stone dust to douse fire

22:38
Recalls flooding of Aberdare Colliery

22:57
Location of Sandy Hollow Creek

23:28
Recollection of creek flooding

27:05
Recalls using "stowage" method, Aberdare

27:50
Ernie Darcy, Jack Darcy

28:32
"Doc" Victor

28:41
Nellie Darcy

29:33
Recalls flooding forming "new" creek

30:14
Tom McDonald

30:32
Harry Roddenby

30:41
Jimmy Cork

30:51
Tom Croudace

31:49
Bob Kelsick

31:57
George Randle

Jimmy Burnett

34:30
Dai Price

35:16
Bill Marks

38:56
End (Tape 385/Side B)