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Jack Doherty (1920-2002) - Undermanager. Recorded 9 February 1988 - Part 1 of 3

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Summary391A John "Jack" Doherty.
09 February 1988.
Part 1 of 3

0:17
Maurie Doherty (father)
Betty Doherty (sister)

0:28
First started work at Elrington, 1936
Work duties at Elrington Colliery

0:54
Recollection of 4 tonne steel skips
Recalls using smaller skips with horses

1:37
Number of electric locomotives, Elrington
Number of shafts, Elrington

2:06
Width of shafts, Elrington
Elrington used electric winder haulage

2:44
Coal was worked using bord & pillar
Reason for dimension of pillars

2:56
Width of bords and cut-throughs
Recalls introduction of mechanisation in 1939

3:42
George Hindmarsh
Jack Hindmarsh

4:04
Finished working at Elrington Colliery in 1944
Reason for leaving Elrington

4:45
Frank Bonner
Bill Thompson
Worked as locomotive driver at Kalingo
Ted Hayler

5:15
Charlie Sumner
Kalingo coal worked using bord & pillar
Reason for using bord & pillar method

5:58
Number of shafts, Kalingo
Recollection of 4 tonne steel skips used
Recalls using steam-powered haulage motor

7:35
"Sirocco" ventilation fan
Recalls working at Little Cessnock

8:14
Number of drifts, Little Cessnock
Direction of drifts, Little Cessnock
Dave Hartcher

9:46
Recalls driving 12 t. "Atlas" locomotives
Reason for number of runaway skips

Dimensions of "Atlas" locomotives

12:15
Danny Hanrahan
Reason for closure of Kalingo Colliery

13:13
Jerry Bailey
Latham Williams

14:19
Recollection of industrial trouble
Recalls "take over" by Caledonian Collieries
Mechanisation was introduced c.1946

16:29
Recalls mining equipment used at Kalingo
"Hunslett" diesel locomotive
Locomotives pulled around 20 skips

17:33
Shunts for locomotives located in sections
Direction of main heading, Kalingo

18:50
Recalls locomotives emptying load
"Joy" continuous miner

20:35
b. 1920
Description of "scraper-loader" 22:07
Number of employees, Kalingo Colliery
Worked in the reclamation of Aberdare Central

22:47
George Emery
Bob Thompson

23:00
Jim Flaherty
Worked for mines rescue team, 1944

24:19
Recalls sealing of Aberdare Central
Cause of Aberdare Central fire
Recollection of mines rescue operation
Description of "spiling"
Height of pit bottom ceiling, Aberdare Central
Length of mines rescue operation
Returned working at Kalingo
Worked as deputy, Hebburn No. 1
Width of "pillars" at Hebburn
Width of "bords" and "cut-throughs", Hebburn
Reason for build-up of hydrogen-sulphate
Number of tunnels, Hebburn No. 1

34:17
Recalls working on "main & tail" haulage
Number of skips (44) running along tunnels
Mick Young

37:02
Wallis' Flat, Hebburn No. 1
Frank Wolfe
Worked 3 years reclaiming Aberdare Central
Charlie Moon
Location of Hebburn No. 1 shaft
Recalls trying to open "Sore-eye" pit
Jack Rhodes, "Pitcher" Lynch
Recalls pumping of "Sore-eye" tunnel
Sore-eye pit located in "Savage's" section
Recollection of pit fall-in

42:14
Hebburn Colliery owned South Maitland Rail
Mine workings located under Denman Hotel
Description of brattice ventilation
Description of air ventilation regulator

45:18
End (Tape 391/Side A) Part 1 of 3 Last edited by: lyn.keily@newcastle.edu.au

SubjectDoherty, John Thomas, 1920-2002 Last edited by: lyn.keily@newcastle.edu.au

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

Coal mines and mining -- New South Wales -- Cessnock Last edited by: lyn.keily@newcastle.edu.au

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

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

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

Aberdare No. 7 Colliery (N.S.W.) Last edited by: lyn.keily@newcastle.edu.au

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

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

Depicts or Relates ToWilliam Thompson Last edited by: lyn.keily@newcastle.edu.au

Ted Hayler Last edited by: lyn.keily@newcastle.edu.au

CreatorDoherty, John Thomas, 1920-2002 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 Created9th February 1988 Last edited by: lyn.keily@newcastle.edu.au

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

^[2]Elrington Colliery, NSW Last edited by: lyn.keily@newcastle.edu.au

^[3]Aberdare Central Colliery, NSW Last edited by: lyn.keily@newcastle.edu.au

^[4]Pelton Colliery, NSW Last edited by: lyn.keily@newcastle.edu.au

Identifier391A Last edited by: lyn.keily@newcastle.edu.au

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