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Alf Hodge and Gladys Hale née Hodge - Mine worker and sister. Recorded 14 January 1994. Part 1 of 1.
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Summary375A Alf Hodge and Gladys Hale née Hodge
Recorded 14 January 1994. Part 1/1.
0:22
Hodge's Pit, Greta
0:34
Percy Hodge (father)
Garnet Hodge
1:01
Recalls father selling mine lease
2:17
Leo Beckett walked with Jack around the top of mine
Description of furnace ventilation method
3:22
Description of coal haulage method
Worked at Hodge's pit as young man
3:54
Recollection of pit horses working
4:48
J. & A. Brown worked at pit at East Maitland
5:09
William Farthing first to open Anvil Creek Colliery
Anvil Creek Colliery
5:50
Recalls Whitburn Colliery catching alight
Recalls working at Whitburn Colliery
6:22
Number of miners, Whitburn Colliery
7:33
Alan Best worked as a fireman on Newcastle Railways
8:07
Recollection of Hodge's pit top
Recollection of early mining conditions
Recalls miners drinking in local hotel
12:38
Recollection of loading ramp at Leconfield
Hodge's Pit, location of
13:49
Depth of tunnel, Hodge's Pit
Views on modern open-cut mining
16:59
End
[Interview with Gladys Hodge, 28 January 1994]
17:26
Jack Hodge (uncle)
George "Donald" Hodge (uncle)
Arty Hodge (uncle)
Sonny Hodge (uncle)
Alec Hodge (uncle)
Perce Hodge (father)
Jock "Curly" Hodge (uncle)
19:21
Born 1923
Recollection of Hodge's pit c.1931
19:45
Recalls fall-in accident involving father
Location of Hodge's pit
21:40
Jock Hale (husband)
23:13
Recollection of wooden "trestle" bridge, Greta
Recalls playing on pit top as child
28:23
End (Tape 375/Side A)
SubjectWhitburn Colliery (N.S.W.)Hodge, AlfredHale née Hodge, GladysHodge Family -- HistoryHodge's Pit (N.S.W.)Greta (N.S.W.)Coal mines and mining -- New South WalesPersonJack DelaneyDepicts or Relates ToLeo BeckettCreatorHodge, AlfredHale née Hodge, GladysDelaney, Jack, 1919-2010CollectionVoices of the HunterDate Created14th January 1994Location[1] Whitburn Colliery, NSWIdentifier375A
Recorded 14 January 1994. Part 1/1.
0:22
Hodge's Pit, Greta
0:34
Percy Hodge (father)
Garnet Hodge
1:01
Recalls father selling mine lease
2:17
Leo Beckett walked with Jack around the top of mine
Description of furnace ventilation method
3:22
Description of coal haulage method
Worked at Hodge's pit as young man
3:54
Recollection of pit horses working
4:48
J. & A. Brown worked at pit at East Maitland
5:09
William Farthing first to open Anvil Creek Colliery
Anvil Creek Colliery
5:50
Recalls Whitburn Colliery catching alight
Recalls working at Whitburn Colliery
6:22
Number of miners, Whitburn Colliery
7:33
Alan Best worked as a fireman on Newcastle Railways
8:07
Recollection of Hodge's pit top
Recollection of early mining conditions
Recalls miners drinking in local hotel
12:38
Recollection of loading ramp at Leconfield
Hodge's Pit, location of
13:49
Depth of tunnel, Hodge's Pit
Views on modern open-cut mining
16:59
End
[Interview with Gladys Hodge, 28 January 1994]
17:26
Jack Hodge (uncle)
George "Donald" Hodge (uncle)
Arty Hodge (uncle)
Sonny Hodge (uncle)
Alec Hodge (uncle)
Perce Hodge (father)
Jock "Curly" Hodge (uncle)
19:21
Born 1923
Recollection of Hodge's pit c.1931
19:45
Recalls fall-in accident involving father
Location of Hodge's pit
21:40
Jock Hale (husband)
23:13
Recollection of wooden "trestle" bridge, Greta
Recalls playing on pit top as child
28:23
End (Tape 375/Side A)
SubjectWhitburn Colliery (N.S.W.)Hodge, AlfredHale née Hodge, GladysHodge Family -- HistoryHodge's Pit (N.S.W.)Greta (N.S.W.)Coal mines and mining -- New South WalesPersonJack DelaneyDepicts or Relates ToLeo BeckettCreatorHodge, AlfredHale née Hodge, GladysDelaney, Jack, 1919-2010CollectionVoices of the HunterDate Created14th January 1994Location[1] Whitburn Colliery, NSWIdentifier375Aloading google map....
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Delaney, Jack, 1919-2010, Alf Hodge and Gladys Hale née Hodge - Mine worker and sister. Recorded 14 January 1994. Part 1 of 1., [375A]. Living Histories, accessed 12/12/2023, https://livinghistories.newcastle.edu.au/nodes/view/86277