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Ted Hayler (1897-) - Mine Manager, Cessnock No. 2 & Neath Collieries. Recorded 16 February 1988. Part 1 of 1.
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Summary384B Ted Hayler
Recorded 16 February 1988.
​Part 1 of 1
0:26
Began work at Neath Colliery at age 14
Age of Ted Hayler c. 1988
1:12
Began work at Neath Colliery, 1910
Enlisted in army at 18 years, 1915
Worked at Cessnock No. 2
1:39
Little Cessnock Colliery opened c.1915
Coal was sent out from Cessnock No.1 by rail
2:23
Number of tunnels, Cessnock No. 2
Clem Jones (uncle)
3:38
Became under-manager of Cessnock No. 2
Recalls working as mines surveyor
Alec Gregg
4:32
Recollection of ventilation shaft
Electricity generated at Caledonian
Use steam-operated direct haulage system
Dick Drinkwater
Type/size of steam boilers
Layout of Cessnock No. 2 yard
Skips were conveyed to weighbridge
7:01
Skips gravitated onto screens
Coal was loaded directly onto "hoppers"
Worked as under-manager, 1924-43
8:02
Worked as manager at Neath for 19 months
Bill Reece
Worked at Kalingo Colliery for 13 years
Wilson Barrett
Used shafts to haul coal, Neath colliery
9:07
Recalls North tunnel catching fire, Neath 1914
West Tunnel, Neath (Snake Gully)
Coal was transported from Neath by road
11:17
Neath Powerhouse, recollection of
Recalls using coal cutting machines at Neath
Recalls using "endless rope" haulage, Neath
12:31
Recollection of two rail sidings, Neath
Kalingo Colliery was sunk in 1919
Proposal for open-cutting of Cessnock No. 2
13:44
Recalls supplying coal for boilers at Kalingo
J. Sumner, Kalingo manager
Used "board & pillar" method, Little Cessnock
15:06
Dimensions of "pillars" and "boards"
Width of "cut-throughs'
Height of seam, Little Cessnock
16:25
Grade of tunnel, Little Cessnock
Recollection of "driving" headings in tunnels
Recollection of pit lighting, Little Cessnock
18:09
Recollection of stone fall-in, Little Cessnock
Bill Reece
Recalls signage on coal wagons
19:19
Rebuilt and repaired wagons at Neath
Recalls McNicoll Bros. repairing wagons
Arthur Henry
Used "endless rope" haulage at Neath
21:46
Used "Jeffrey's" coal-cutters at Neath
Recalls mechanisation of Kalingo Colliery
Used steam winders on both Kalingo shafts
23:18
Retired in 1957
Steam winder originally from Aberdare South
Number of boilers, Kalingo Colliery
25:08
Type/size of boilers, Kalingo Colliery
Len Ryan
Number of employees, Little Cessnock
27:32
Number of employees, Neath Colliery
Number of employees, Kalingo Colliery
Recalls ventilation fan at Kalingo Colliery
29:20
Recalls fall-in under Cessnock golf course
Jack Fallons, Cessnock No. 2 manager
Ted Fallons
32:01
b. 1897, Merewether
Clem Jones
Jim Sumner
33:34
Charlie Sumner
Bill Reece
Jack Charlton
John Peart
37:54
Wilson Barrett
Winifred Hayler (sister)
39:21
End (Tape 384/Side B)
SubjectNeath Colliery (N.S.W.)Hayler, Edwin Joseph, 1897-Cessnock No. 2 Colliery (N.S.W.)Little Cessnock Colliery (N.S.W.)Kalingo Colliery (N.S.W.)Coal mines and mining -- New South Wales -- CessnockPersonJack DelaneyDepicts or Relates ToWilson BarrettCreatorHayler, Edwin Joseph, 1897-Delaney, Jack, 1919-2010CollectionVoices of the HunterPlaceCessnock, NSWDate Created16th February 1988Location[1] Cessnock No. 2 Colliery, NSW[2] Kalingo Colliery, NSW[3] Neath Colliery, NSWIdentifier384B
Recorded 16 February 1988.
​Part 1 of 1
0:26
Began work at Neath Colliery at age 14
Age of Ted Hayler c. 1988
1:12
Began work at Neath Colliery, 1910
Enlisted in army at 18 years, 1915
Worked at Cessnock No. 2
1:39
Little Cessnock Colliery opened c.1915
Coal was sent out from Cessnock No.1 by rail
2:23
Number of tunnels, Cessnock No. 2
Clem Jones (uncle)
3:38
Became under-manager of Cessnock No. 2
Recalls working as mines surveyor
Alec Gregg
4:32
Recollection of ventilation shaft
Electricity generated at Caledonian
Use steam-operated direct haulage system
Dick Drinkwater
Type/size of steam boilers
Layout of Cessnock No. 2 yard
Skips were conveyed to weighbridge
7:01
Skips gravitated onto screens
Coal was loaded directly onto "hoppers"
Worked as under-manager, 1924-43
8:02
Worked as manager at Neath for 19 months
Bill Reece
Worked at Kalingo Colliery for 13 years
Wilson Barrett
Used shafts to haul coal, Neath colliery
9:07
Recalls North tunnel catching fire, Neath 1914
West Tunnel, Neath (Snake Gully)
Coal was transported from Neath by road
11:17
Neath Powerhouse, recollection of
Recalls using coal cutting machines at Neath
Recalls using "endless rope" haulage, Neath
12:31
Recollection of two rail sidings, Neath
Kalingo Colliery was sunk in 1919
Proposal for open-cutting of Cessnock No. 2
13:44
Recalls supplying coal for boilers at Kalingo
J. Sumner, Kalingo manager
Used "board & pillar" method, Little Cessnock
15:06
Dimensions of "pillars" and "boards"
Width of "cut-throughs'
Height of seam, Little Cessnock
16:25
Grade of tunnel, Little Cessnock
Recollection of "driving" headings in tunnels
Recollection of pit lighting, Little Cessnock
18:09
Recollection of stone fall-in, Little Cessnock
Bill Reece
Recalls signage on coal wagons
19:19
Rebuilt and repaired wagons at Neath
Recalls McNicoll Bros. repairing wagons
Arthur Henry
Used "endless rope" haulage at Neath
21:46
Used "Jeffrey's" coal-cutters at Neath
Recalls mechanisation of Kalingo Colliery
Used steam winders on both Kalingo shafts
23:18
Retired in 1957
Steam winder originally from Aberdare South
Number of boilers, Kalingo Colliery
25:08
Type/size of boilers, Kalingo Colliery
Len Ryan
Number of employees, Little Cessnock
27:32
Number of employees, Neath Colliery
Number of employees, Kalingo Colliery
Recalls ventilation fan at Kalingo Colliery
29:20
Recalls fall-in under Cessnock golf course
Jack Fallons, Cessnock No. 2 manager
Ted Fallons
32:01
b. 1897, Merewether
Clem Jones
Jim Sumner
33:34
Charlie Sumner
Bill Reece
Jack Charlton
John Peart
37:54
Wilson Barrett
Winifred Hayler (sister)
39:21
End (Tape 384/Side B)
SubjectNeath Colliery (N.S.W.)Hayler, Edwin Joseph, 1897-Cessnock No. 2 Colliery (N.S.W.)Little Cessnock Colliery (N.S.W.)Kalingo Colliery (N.S.W.)Coal mines and mining -- New South Wales -- CessnockPersonJack DelaneyDepicts or Relates ToWilson BarrettCreatorHayler, Edwin Joseph, 1897-Delaney, Jack, 1919-2010CollectionVoices of the HunterPlaceCessnock, NSWDate Created16th February 1988Location[1] Cessnock No. 2 Colliery, NSW[2] Kalingo Colliery, NSW[3] Neath Colliery, NSWIdentifier384Bloading google map....
Delaney, Jack, 1919-2010, Ted Hayler (1897-) - Mine Manager, Cessnock No. 2 & Neath Collieries. Recorded 16 February 1988. Part 1 of 1., [384B]. Living Histories, accessed 10/06/2023, https://livinghistories.newcastle.edu.au/nodes/view/86563