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Bob Hutchinson - Group Engineer for Coal & Allied. Recorded 29 October 1987. Part 1 of 2
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Summary382A Bob Hutchinson
Recorded 29 October 1987
​Part 1 of 2
0:37
First began work at Hexham Engineering
Worked at Aberdare Extended in 1951
1:19
Bert Palmer, manager
Mike Kefferd, manager
1:50
Ian Duncan, manager
Bert Rowe
2:28
Joined Aberdare Extended as "fitter"
Became engineer at Aberdare Extended, 1957
2:41
Recall flooding of Aberdare Extended, 1949
Introduction of mechanisation in 1940s
3:03
Aberdare Extended first to use shuttle cars
Battery operated "Joy" shuttlecars
3:27
Recalls boring equipment used at Aberdare
Aberdare 7 began operations in 1959
Dick Henwood
4:56
Stan Coffey
Aberdare 7 sealed off using stowage
Problems associated with "old" areas of pit
Recollection of endless rope haulage
7:03
Steam-driven haulage replaced in 1929
Used 700 h.p. electric haulage motor
7:38
Number of tunnels, Aberdare Extended
Recollection of pit horses, Aberdare Extended
Recalls mechanisation of Aberdare Extended
9:14
Bridge's Hill Colliery, 1959-61
South Cessnock Colliery
Recalls working Bridge's Hill tunnel
12:24
Recalls flooding of Aberdare extended
Recalls using centrifugal pumps
Recalls pumping of water into storage dams
Aberdare Extended borehole sunk after flood
Production tonnage, Aberdare Extended
14:12
Finished working at Aberdare Extended in 1961
Aberdare Extended ceased operating in 1966
Recollection of other Aberdare tunnels
15:36
George Wilkinson
Jack Goode
16:12
Harry McKendry
Bert Palmer
16:22
George Walker
Coal & Allied ledger books
18:27
Original price of Aberdare Extended houses
Albert Shaw
20:39
Leo Jones
Recollection of Brown's pit, Cessnock
22:21
Goodsir & Cooper sank Bridge's Hill drift
Cec Turnbull
23:12
Recollection of mining Bridges Hill
Number of miners, Bridge's Hill
23:49
George Brown
Location of first bore in Cessnock
Recalls best quality coal found in coalfields
24:40
Recalls quality of Aberdare Extended coal
Recollection of shale deposits, Bridge's Hill
Recalls petrol being made from shale
Aberdare North tunnel closed in 1959
28:22
Shale and chitter was sent to Cockle Creek
Recalls burning of Hebburn wagons
Bert Reynolds
31:01
Recalls speed of coal wagons
Recollection of Aberdare Extended rail track
Recalls number of trains from Extended
33:47
Recalls number of trains from Central
Wilson Barrett
"Snow" Matchett
Reasons for problems at Aberdare 7
Recollection of mining Aberdare 7
Description of "portable mining" method
38:54
Southland Mining Company
Proposal to mine Bellbird and Kalingo
Recalls changes in mining cycle
40:05
Hunter Valley No. 1 Colliery
Advantages of diesel locomotives
South Maitland Railways
44:44
Merv Jones
Bruce Thompson
46:12
End (Tape 382/Side A) Part 1 of 2
SubjectHutchinson, Robert CharlesHunter Valley No. 1 Colliery (N.S.W.)Coal mines and mining -- New South Wales -- CessnockAberdare Extended Colliery (N.S.W.)Bridges HIll Colliery (N.S.W.)PersonJack DelaneyDepicts or Relates ToDick HenwoodHarry McKendryStan CoffeyGeorge WilkinsonWilson BarrettBurt Reynolds - Manager of South Maitland Railways. 1/1CreatorHutchinson, Robert CharlesDelaney, Jack, 1919-2010CollectionVoices of the HunterPlaceCessnock, NSWDate Created29th October 1987Location[1] Aberdare Extended Colliery (N.S.W.)Identifier382A
Recorded 29 October 1987
​Part 1 of 2
0:37
First began work at Hexham Engineering
Worked at Aberdare Extended in 1951
1:19
Bert Palmer, manager
Mike Kefferd, manager
1:50
Ian Duncan, manager
Bert Rowe
2:28
Joined Aberdare Extended as "fitter"
Became engineer at Aberdare Extended, 1957
2:41
Recall flooding of Aberdare Extended, 1949
Introduction of mechanisation in 1940s
3:03
Aberdare Extended first to use shuttle cars
Battery operated "Joy" shuttlecars
3:27
Recalls boring equipment used at Aberdare
Aberdare 7 began operations in 1959
Dick Henwood
4:56
Stan Coffey
Aberdare 7 sealed off using stowage
Problems associated with "old" areas of pit
Recollection of endless rope haulage
7:03
Steam-driven haulage replaced in 1929
Used 700 h.p. electric haulage motor
7:38
Number of tunnels, Aberdare Extended
Recollection of pit horses, Aberdare Extended
Recalls mechanisation of Aberdare Extended
9:14
Bridge's Hill Colliery, 1959-61
South Cessnock Colliery
Recalls working Bridge's Hill tunnel
12:24
Recalls flooding of Aberdare extended
Recalls using centrifugal pumps
Recalls pumping of water into storage dams
Aberdare Extended borehole sunk after flood
Production tonnage, Aberdare Extended
14:12
Finished working at Aberdare Extended in 1961
Aberdare Extended ceased operating in 1966
Recollection of other Aberdare tunnels
15:36
George Wilkinson
Jack Goode
16:12
Harry McKendry
Bert Palmer
16:22
George Walker
Coal & Allied ledger books
18:27
Original price of Aberdare Extended houses
Albert Shaw
20:39
Leo Jones
Recollection of Brown's pit, Cessnock
22:21
Goodsir & Cooper sank Bridge's Hill drift
Cec Turnbull
23:12
Recollection of mining Bridges Hill
Number of miners, Bridge's Hill
23:49
George Brown
Location of first bore in Cessnock
Recalls best quality coal found in coalfields
24:40
Recalls quality of Aberdare Extended coal
Recollection of shale deposits, Bridge's Hill
Recalls petrol being made from shale
Aberdare North tunnel closed in 1959
28:22
Shale and chitter was sent to Cockle Creek
Recalls burning of Hebburn wagons
Bert Reynolds
31:01
Recalls speed of coal wagons
Recollection of Aberdare Extended rail track
Recalls number of trains from Extended
33:47
Recalls number of trains from Central
Wilson Barrett
"Snow" Matchett
Reasons for problems at Aberdare 7
Recollection of mining Aberdare 7
Description of "portable mining" method
38:54
Southland Mining Company
Proposal to mine Bellbird and Kalingo
Recalls changes in mining cycle
40:05
Hunter Valley No. 1 Colliery
Advantages of diesel locomotives
South Maitland Railways
44:44
Merv Jones
Bruce Thompson
46:12
End (Tape 382/Side A) Part 1 of 2
SubjectHutchinson, Robert CharlesHunter Valley No. 1 Colliery (N.S.W.)Coal mines and mining -- New South Wales -- CessnockAberdare Extended Colliery (N.S.W.)Bridges HIll Colliery (N.S.W.)PersonJack DelaneyDepicts or Relates ToDick HenwoodHarry McKendryStan CoffeyGeorge WilkinsonWilson BarrettBurt Reynolds - Manager of South Maitland Railways. 1/1CreatorHutchinson, Robert CharlesDelaney, Jack, 1919-2010CollectionVoices of the HunterPlaceCessnock, NSWDate Created29th October 1987Location[1] Aberdare Extended Colliery (N.S.W.)Identifier382Aloading google map....
Delaney, Jack, 1919-2010, Bob Hutchinson - Group Engineer for Coal & Allied. Recorded 29 October 1987. Part 1 of 2, [382A]. Living Histories, accessed 03/10/2023, https://livinghistories.newcastle.edu.au/nodes/view/86567