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Bill Kearney (1914-2000) - History of Kearsley. Recorded 1 December 1984.
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Summary358B Bill Kearney
Recorded 01 December 1984.
​Part 1/1.
0:27
Recollection of Kearsley Catholic Church.
Fr. Upton.
Arthur Halcroft.
2:46
Recollection of early Kearsley.
Mick McCarthy.
Location of Mick McCarthy's slab hut.
3:44
Description of Kearsley Catholic Church.
Recollection of Fr. Kilgallen.
Claire Kearney (sister).
5:53
Mary Kearney (sister).
Recollection of Kearsley "cyclone".
Recalls leaving school to work at age 13.
9:05
Drove horses and dray coal carting.
Worked as blacksmith in Sydney.
Helen Kearney (sister).
Jack Kearney (brother).
9:38
Recalls brother & sister going to "bag" school.
Recalls mass held in mother's dining room.
Born Edenville (Kearsley).
12:05
Recalls going to dances in Kearsley.
Bert Milne.
Maggie Tomlinson.
13:33
Peter Duffy.
Recalls "cyclone" lifting crowded hall.
George Stryker.
14:38
Bert Bartlett, barber.
Andy Colton.
"Snow" Kirk.
17:40
Alf Wilkinson.
Fred Parsons.
George Jackson.
19:44
Mona McGregor.
Recollection of Andy Colton.
Recalls collieries supplying power to township.
26:55
Recollection of "bag" houses in Kearsley.
Sam Apthorpe.
Kate Farrell.
29:41
Recalls Fr. Davoron's response to "cyclone".
Anne Apthorpe (mother).
33:18
End (Tape 358/Side B)
SubjectKearney, William Dominic, 1914-2000Catholic Church -- New South Wales -- KearsleyKearsley (N.S.W.)PersonJack DelaneyDepicts or Relates ToFred ParsonsCreatorKearney, William Dominic, 1914-2000Delaney, Jack, 1919-2010CollectionVoices of the HunterPlaceCessnock, NSWDate Created1st December 1984Location[1] Kearsley, NSW Identifier358B
Recorded 01 December 1984.
​Part 1/1.
0:27
Recollection of Kearsley Catholic Church.
Fr. Upton.
Arthur Halcroft.
2:46
Recollection of early Kearsley.
Mick McCarthy.
Location of Mick McCarthy's slab hut.
3:44
Description of Kearsley Catholic Church.
Recollection of Fr. Kilgallen.
Claire Kearney (sister).
5:53
Mary Kearney (sister).
Recollection of Kearsley "cyclone".
Recalls leaving school to work at age 13.
9:05
Drove horses and dray coal carting.
Worked as blacksmith in Sydney.
Helen Kearney (sister).
Jack Kearney (brother).
9:38
Recalls brother & sister going to "bag" school.
Recalls mass held in mother's dining room.
Born Edenville (Kearsley).
12:05
Recalls going to dances in Kearsley.
Bert Milne.
Maggie Tomlinson.
13:33
Peter Duffy.
Recalls "cyclone" lifting crowded hall.
George Stryker.
14:38
Bert Bartlett, barber.
Andy Colton.
"Snow" Kirk.
17:40
Alf Wilkinson.
Fred Parsons.
George Jackson.
19:44
Mona McGregor.
Recollection of Andy Colton.
Recalls collieries supplying power to township.
26:55
Recollection of "bag" houses in Kearsley.
Sam Apthorpe.
Kate Farrell.
29:41
Recalls Fr. Davoron's response to "cyclone".
Anne Apthorpe (mother).
33:18
End (Tape 358/Side B)
SubjectKearney, William Dominic, 1914-2000Catholic Church -- New South Wales -- KearsleyKearsley (N.S.W.)PersonJack DelaneyDepicts or Relates ToFred ParsonsCreatorKearney, William Dominic, 1914-2000Delaney, Jack, 1919-2010CollectionVoices of the HunterPlaceCessnock, NSWDate Created1st December 1984Location[1] Kearsley, NSW Identifier358Bloading google map....
Delaney, Jack, 1919-2010, Bill Kearney (1914-2000) - History of Kearsley. Recorded 1 December 1984. , [358B]. Living Histories, accessed 30/05/2023, https://livinghistories.newcastle.edu.au/nodes/view/86278